Evangile - Pomerol 2012

Château L'Evangile a vu le jour au milieu du XVIIIème siècle sous le nom de "Fazilleau". Début XIXème, la famille l’Eglise, qui l’a constitué, le vend à un avocat nommé Isambert qui le rebaptise alors "L’Evangile". Il atteint alors une taille de 13 ha proche de la taille d’aujourd’hui. En 1862, il passe aux mains de Paul Chaperon qui fait construire le château actuel et assied la réputation du cru qui est mentionné comme "premier cru de Pomerol" dans la 2ème édition du "Cocks & Féret" de 1868. Il reste dans la famille Chaperon et celle de ses héritiers Ducasse jusqu’en 1990, date à laquelle il est acquis par le Baron Eric de Rothschild. Tournant majeur car le domaine peut alors bénéficier d’investissements importants et de la compétence technique des équipes des Domaines Baron de Rothschild dirigées aujourd’hui par Charles Chevallier, assisté localement par Jean-Pascal Vazart. Dans une démarche purement qualitative, un second vin est créé et, en 2004, un nouveau cuvier et un nouveau chai souterrains sont mis en service pour permettre une vinification strictement parcellaire.

Les vins de Château L’Évangile sont décrits dans une ancienne édition des « Grands vins de Bordeaux » comme « des vins pleins, élégants, dotés d’un bouquet et d’une finesse incomparables ». Les vendanges sont manuelles en cagettes. Grâce au nouveau cuvier inauguré en 2004, la vinification peut se faire en respectant les individualités de chaque parcelle. Elle est conduite en petites cuves en béton thermorégulées et de tailles diverses adaptées à celles des parcelles. Une sélection sévère est faite pour retenir les cuvées destinées à l’assemblage du grand vin. Classé parmi les tous meilleurs Pomerol, après Pétrus, Trotanoy et La Conseillante, en progrès constant depuis 15 ans, le vin très séduisant, allie profondeur et complexité. Le bouquet est particulièrement expressif et la finale d’une grande douceur. La production annuelle totale (grand vin et second) est d’environ 60.000 bouteilles. La commercialisation est faite par le négoce de la place de Bordeaux.

Wine Advocate

90-90

byNeal Martinthe9/20/2022

The 2012 Château l'Evangile has a little more exoticism on the nose compared to the 2012 La Fleur de Gay that preceded it: dark chocolate and camphor scents, coalescing nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and acidity, sour cherries mixed with white pepper and a gentle grip with hints of leather towards the finish. I feel this has personality and Pomerol DNA, though it flirts with being overly exotic. Tasted blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting.

Wine Advocate

byRobert Parkerthe4/1/2015

This dark ruby/plum Pomerol offers up sweet black cherry and blackcurrant fruit, velvety tannin, medium to full body, and a nice lushness and silkiness. A beauty with great fragrance and suppleness, it’s not enormously endowed, as a great vintage would be, but it is certainly an outstanding wine and a brilliant effort from ’Evangile in 2012. Drink it over the next 15 years.

Jamessuckling.com

byJames Sucklingthe2/15/2015

Lots of mineral, black chocolate and crushed raspberry character. Full-bodied, yet tight and reserved with pretty mineral, chalk and light salty character that turns to spices and blackberries. Better in 2019 but already gorgeous. Always like this.

Wine Spectator

byJames Molesworththe2/10/2015

A dense, dark, woodsy style, with loads of tobacco, charcoal and tar holding sway over steeped plum, black currant and Black Mission fig flavors. Shows a serious graphite bolt on the finish, along with a tug of dark earth. A rather powerful rendition of Pomerol that will need some time to stretch out fully. Best from 2018 through 2032. 3,000 cases made. –JM

timatkin.com

byTim Atkin MWthe6/30/2013

Deeply coloured, very oaky and showing an undertone of Mediterranean herbs, this is a wine that tastes like no other in 2012. There are notes of sandalwood and spice, plump blackberry and black cherry fruit, good acidity and a dry, balsamic note. An interesting wine, but not reaching the quality of the 2010. Drink: 2020-30

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90-92

byIan D'Agatathe6/29/2013

(93% merlot and 7% cabernet franc; 31 h/h; 73% grand vin): Very deep purple-ruby. Intense aromas of cassis, plum, bay leaf, minerals and aromatic herbs. Beautiful silky texture on entry, then wonderfully supple in the middle, with the blueberry and blackcurrant syrup flavors lingering impressively on the back end. Finishes with rising but smooth tannins and a trace of heat, but this is an extremely successful wine. The very old cabernet franc vines (now 46 years old) ripened well while all the young vines went into the second wine, Blason d'Evangile, which is sold to just three clients and therefore is no longer shown at the Primeurs.

Le Point

byJacques Dupontthe5/16/2013

Fruits noirs, cerise, bouche ronde, assez vive malgré l'alcool, puissant, garni, velouté, finale sur des notes fruitées, bons tanins, belle matière. O= 2017 G= 12 ans

Wine Advocate

94-96

byNeal Martinthe5/6/2013

In 2012 there is only a small quantity of Blason de L’Evangile. Flowering meant there was only 31hl/ha and 73% of the crop went into the Grand Vin. The Merlot was picked between 20th September and 9th October and the Cabernet Franc from 6th to the 8th October, between which on only eight days did pickers go out with their secateurs. Of the parcels originating from their purchase of La Croix de Gay, three hectares was blended into Blason whilst one hectare situated between Lafleur and Providence was good enough for the Grand Vin. A blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, almost identical to the previous vintage and delivering a relatively high 14.4% alcohol, it has a finely tuned, forest floor-scented bouquet with crisp red berry fruit – quite conservative but showing impressive delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a tense, saline entry. This is a typical masculine L’Evangile – broody and introspective at the moment. There are clearly sweet tannins at the core of this Pomerol legend but it will demand several years in bottle to come round. Tasted April 2013.

Wine Spectator

92-95

byJames Molesworththe4/30/2013

Fleshy and unctuous, with dark plum and steeped currant fruit, rounded out by a healthy dose of toast and a long, charcoal-filled finish. Shows serious weight for the vintage. Tasted non-blind. —J.M.

matthewjukes.com

byMatthew Jukesthe4/30/2013

Ultra-polished and melodic with deft leafy highlights punctuating the incredible Merlot chassis.

Jancis Robinson

17,5

byJulia Harding MWthe4/29/2013

Drink 2020-203293% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc. 73% of the wine went into the grand vin. 14.4% alcohol (15% in 2010, 13.9% in 2011), pH 3.7. Work in vineyard paying off: drainage for the heavy clay parts of the estate.Rich and inky colour. Definite mineral overlay on the dark fruit, adding freshness. and there's a hint of exotic spice and delicate complexity. Dense and rich and juicy. Already harmonious though with the structure to age. Finishes fresh and refreshing, quite surprising given the alcohol. Very good length and plenty of tannin but refined in texture so will certainly become velvety. (JH) 14.4%

Wine Advocate

90-94

byRobert Parkerthe4/26/2013

The 2012 is an outstanding effort displaying copious quantities of black raspberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with hints of camphor, black truffles and subtle new oak. Opulent, round and generously endowed with impressive purity as well as a forward style, it should drink well young yet age for 12-15 years. Administrator Pascal Vazart told me the rain that occurred at the end of September broke the hydric stress and drought-like conditions that had existed in this vineyard since mid-July. During that period, there was no rain, but lots of sunshine, which was beginning to cause serious issues with vineyards planted on sand and gravelly soils. The fruit for the 2012 l’Evangile was harvested between September 20 and October 9. It is composed of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc that achieved a lofty 14.3% alcohol level. The finished pH is 3.7, which no doubt accounts for the wine’s smooth, velvety personality. No one will confuse the 2012 with their 2009 or 2010.Drink: 2013 - 2028

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96

byJeff Levethe4/26/2013

The Merlot was picked from September 20 through October 9. The Cabernet Franc was harvested over 2 days, October 6 and October 8. From a blend of 93% Merlot with 7% Cabernet Franc, this is one of the highest percentages of Merlot in the estate’s history. However, this was not due to the lack of ripeness in the Cabernet Franc. Much of the Cabernet Franc was replanted starting in 2006. It is expected that the estate will be using closer to 20% Cabernet Franc in the blend starting in 2020. The wine reached 14.4% alcohol with a pH of 3.7. Yields were low at 31 hectoliters per hectare. Deep ruby in color, the wine exudes truffle, chocolate, plum liqueur, tobacco, smoke, roses and cherries. On the palate, the wine is pure silk and velvet in texture with volume, depth and length. Picture chocolate-covered cherries that you can eat, or drink, your choice. 94-96 Pts

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16-16,25

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/9/2013

Couleur sombre, de bonne intensité. Nez frais, fruité et discret. Vin soyeux en bouche, avec du goût, un beau toucher, un corps normal et des arômes de fruits mûrs. Bonne finale séveuse et savoureuse, sans angle tannique. Difficile à cracher ! Assemblage : 93 % merlot et 7 % cabernet franc. Rendement : 31 hl/ha, sélection 73 % de premier vin. Degré d'alcool : 14°4, pH : 3,7, IPT : 70.

Jamessuckling.com

94-95

byJames Sucklingthe4/4/2013

A wine with plenty of deep fruit, spices and hazelnut character. Lovely fruit. Full-bodied, with lovely silky tannins and a long, long finish. So much going on here. Elegance with strength and structure. 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc.

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Couleur	Rouge
Appellation	Pomerol
Millesime	2012
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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2012

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