Chateau L'Evangile

About the producer

In the hands of Domaines Barons de Rothschild, whose illustrious stable includes Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Duhart-Milon and Château Rieussec, this Pomerol estate is now back on form - reflected in the lofty scores in recent vintages including its first 100-points in 2010. Having gone through a rocky patch through lack of investment, Baron Eric de Rothschild made his move on L'Évangile in 1990, taking full control in 1999. With neighbours including Pétrus and Château Cheval Blanc in the Saint-Émilion appellation, this was clearly an estate with location, location, location. What's more, its potential was clear from the acclaim it had received in the past: in the 1868 edition of the seminal Bordeaux wine directory, 'Cocks et Féret', Château L’Évangile was listed as a 'Premier Cru du Haut-Pomerol', despite this appellation having no official classification.

Producers could prefix 'Haut' to Pomerol if they were on the prized plateau, which continues to be the home of the best vineyards in the area. Edmund Penning Rowsell's 'The Wines of Bordeaux' (1979) also notes: "L'Évangile was a Pomerol with a very considerable reputation in the 1920s, and its vineyard sign immediately opposite Cheval-Blanc bears the inscription 'L'Évangile Haut Pomerol".

In the vineyard

Since the acquisition by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) in the 1990s there has been significant investment in its vineyard, which lies at the southeast corner of the Pomerol plateau, with replanting and increasing attention to detail. There are a number of different soils across the property however a seam of gravel over clay marks it out as different from many other Pomerol producers. Above ground, Merlot represents 80% of plantings with Cabernet Franc making up the rest.

In the winery

In the hands of the Rothschilds, the existing winery was pulled down to make way for a new cellar which received its first grapes in 2004. There's nothing out of the ordinary in terms of winemaking with a traditional fermentation in vat and regular pump overs to extract colour and tannin. Following fermentation, the young wine spends 18 months maturing in oak barrel of which 70% are new. The Grand Vin typically contains around 10-20% old vine Cabernet Franc, however in 2017 the variety suffered during the late April frost, resulting in a rare 100% Merlot. Its second wine, Blason de L'Évangile, produced on the lighter, sandier soils generally contains a little more Cabernet Franc in the blend and is aged in second-fill oak barrels.

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2018 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

97.0

£185.00

Bts

3x3L

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£2,255.00

3x3L

£2,255.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

£2,200.00

12x75cl

£2,200.00

0 Immediate | 5 Marketplace

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,541.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,101.00

6x75cl

£1,101.00

2 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£185.00

Bts

£185.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

2017 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

93.5

£187.00

Bts

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 33 Marketplace

£2,221.00

12x75cl

£2,221.00

0 Immediate | 33 Marketplace

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 71 Marketplace

£1,112.00

6x75cl

£1,112.00

2 Immediate | 71 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£187.00

Bts

£187.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

2016 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

96.3

£178.00

Bts

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

£2,116.00

12x75cl

£2,116.00

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 53 Marketplace

£1,059.00

6x75cl

£1,059.00

0 Immediate | 53 Marketplace

Mags

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£353.00

Mags

£353.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£178.00

Bts

£178.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

2015 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

95.5

£960.00

6x75cl

12x75cl

1 Immediate | 15 Marketplace

£1,918.00

12x75cl

£1,918.00

1 Immediate | 15 Marketplace

6x75cl

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£960.00

6x75cl

£960.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

3xMags

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£960.00

3xMags

£960.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2014 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

94.1

£577.00

6x75cl

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£1,155.00

12x75cl

£1,155.00

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£1,155.00

6xMags

£1,155.00

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 49 Marketplace

£577.00

6x75cl

£577.00

0 Immediate | 49 Marketplace

3xMags

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£577.00

3xMags

£577.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2013 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

88.5

£524.00

6x75cl

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£1,049.00

12x75cl

£1,049.00

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,049.00

6xMags

£1,049.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 90 Marketplace

£524.00

6x75cl

£524.00

0 Immediate | 90 Marketplace

2012 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

94.0

£126.00

Bts

12x75cl

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

£1,481.00

12x75cl

£1,481.00

0 Immediate | 11 Marketplace

6xMags

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£1,481.00

6xMags

£1,481.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

6x75cl

4 Immediate | 19 Marketplace

£739.00

6x75cl

£739.00

4 Immediate | 19 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

£126.00

Bts

£126.00

0 Immediate | 6 Marketplace

2011 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

92.3

£629.00

6x75cl

12x75cl

1 Immediate | 54 Marketplace

£1,259.00

12x75cl

£1,259.00

1 Immediate | 54 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 99 Marketplace

£629.00

6x75cl

£629.00

0 Immediate | 99 Marketplace

2010 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

95.3

£172.00

Bts

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,022.00

6x75cl

£1,022.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Bts

IM
Import Label: New Zealand

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£172.00

Bts

IM
Import Label: New Zealand

£172.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

2008 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

92.8

£107.00

Bts

12x75cl

1 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£1,250.00

12x75cl

£1,250.00

1 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

6xMags

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£1,250.00

6xMags

£1,250.00

2 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

6x75cl

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£625.00

6x75cl

£625.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£428.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£107.00

Bts

£107.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

2006 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

91.5

£152.00

Bts

12x75cl

1 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£1,805.00

12x75cl

£1,805.00

1 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 20 Marketplace

£152.00

Bts

£152.00

0 Immediate | 20 Marketplace

2001 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

91.5

£143.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£143.00

Bts

£143.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

2000 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

97.0

£281.00

Bts

12x75cl

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

£3,367.00

12x75cl

£3,367.00

1 Immediate | 0 Marketplace

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£1,682.00

6x75cl

£1,682.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

£1,150.00

0 Immediate | 10 Marketplace

Bts

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£281.00

Bts

£281.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

1999 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

89.0

£196.00

Mags

6x75cl

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

£584.00

6x75cl

£584.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

Duty Paid

Mags

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£196.00

Mags

£196.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1993 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

88.0

£253.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£253.00

Bts

£253.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1992 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

78.0

£89.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

£89.00

Bts

£89.00

0 Immediate | 3 Marketplace

1990 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

93.5

£171.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£171.00

Bts

£171.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1989 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

92.3

£225.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£225.00

Bts

£225.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1980 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

£262.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£262.00

Bts

£262.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1975 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

96.0

£402.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£402.00

Bts

£402.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

1966 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

£232.00

Bts

LE
Level: LS

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

£232.00

Bts

LE
Level: LS

£232.00

0 Immediate | 2 Marketplace

1961 Evangile

Evangile

Bordeaux

54.5

£3,986.00

Bts

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

£3,986.00

Bts

£3,986.00

0 Immediate | 1 Marketplace

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Chateau L'Evangile

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