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2016 Chateau L'Evangile, Pomerol
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Why We're Buying
The typical Château L'Évangile grand vin features 80 merlot and 20 cabernet franc. In 2016, the estate zigged where other vintages zagged. It used a healthy 92 merlot, giving the red blend an almost primordial complexion. The decision paid off. According to WineSearcher.com, 2016 Château L'Évangile is the highest scoring vintage in the estate's history, earning an average rating of 96 out of 100. The 2016 vintage doesn't waste a moment captivating audiences. It's towering and explosive from the glass, with depth that rivals Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. That's not the most impressive part, though. The texture is ultra-seductive with silkiness that accents soft, voluptuous curves. Add in a lingering finish kissed with graphite, and critics had no choice but to award high marks. The Final Sip: 2016 Château L'Évangile is a highlight of the vintage, with Bordeaux expert Jane Anson noting, "the power and intensity tells you that this wine has an amazing future."
Critics Scores
Decanter
For me, this is going to be every bit as great as the 1989, and is a worthy follower to the 2015. It's tight and reserved on the nose, with powerhouse Pomerol Merlot lurking behind. There's a creamy side to the raspberry and blackberry fruits in the mouth, and the power and intensity tells you that this wine has an amazing future. The texture is silky-smooth, attesting to great freshness balanced by well-ripened fruits and seductive tannins. A serious wine.
Wine Enthusiast
Ripe black fruits and rich tannins mark out this wine, almost entirely made from Merlot. It is succulent, crisp and fresh while not losing sight of the essential richness and structure of the vintage. Drink this generous, full wine from 2023.
James Suckling
So ethereal and great on the nose with glorious fresh flowers, such as violets, together with black olives. Dark berries, too. But the archetypal Pomerol nose. Full-bodied yet, at the same time, so refined and structured. Glorious tannin tension and focus. Vibrant finish. Shows energy and focus. Try after 2024.
Jeb Dunnuck
The grand vin 2016 Château L'Evangile is more primordial than the second wine, sporting a deep purple color and a huge nose of blueberries, scrub brush, violets, graphite, and lead pencil shavings. Deep, massively textured, with building minerality, a brilliant mid-palate, I'd imagine this is a modern-day version of the 1982. A sexy, sexy, wine, it should drink well in 4-6 years but is capable of last for 2-3 decades.
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 L'Evangile is made from 92 Merlot and 8 Cabernet France. It has a deep garnet-purple color and opens with notions of plum preserves, Black Forest cake, red cherry compote and black raspberries with touches of menthol, chocolate box, licorice and tobacco leaf. Medium to full-bodied, the palate features fantastically ripe, velvety tannins and beautiful freshness, lifting the generous, brightly fruited mid-palate and giving bags of energy to the very long-lingering, minerally finish.
Wine Spectator
Features a wide swath of espresso, loam and smoldering tobacco flavors out front, followed by a tighter beam of black currant and blackberry paste. Dense and fleshy in feel, with echoes of warm earth and bittersweet cocoa scoring the finish. This wine flaunts its muscle. Best from 2024 through 2040.