Evangile - Pomerol 1989

Vinous

94 / 100

par Neal Martin le 28/03/2018

The 1989 L’Evangile is a totally sensual, inviting Pomerol endowed with striking depth in its red cherry and plum fruit. Silky and caressing on the palate, the 1989 has so much to offer. It should drink well for a number of years.

Wine Spectator

92 / 100

par James Suckling le 31/05/1999

Finely crafted traditional wine. Intense aromas of blackberry, cherry and tobacco. Full-bodied, with lots of tobacco and ripe fruit and velvety tannins.--1989 Bordeaux horizontal. Best after 2001.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/09/1998

For me, the big surprises are the best bottles of 1989 L'Evangile. More forward, and revealing more maturity than the 1990, the dark ruby/purple-colored 1989 (some amber is just beginning to creep in at the edge) offers an exotic, sweet, chocolatey, toffee, roasted herb-scented nose, thick, fat, ripe flavors, low acidity, and far more complexity and richness than I had originally imagined. This delicious wine is close to full maturity - perhaps that is why it is beginning to perform so well. This looks to be a terrific L'Evangile that is significantly better than I may have led readers to believe when I first reported on it in 1990, and subsequently in 1991 and 1992. I would opt for drinking it over the next 10 years, as I do not believe it possesses nearly the aging potential, weight, or force of the 1990. Last tasted 11/96

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 28/02/1997

One of my purposes for doing blind tastings of wines I have tasted frequently and feel I know well is to have results such as this. I had never thought the 1989 L'Evangile was an outstanding wine. But a bottle drunk in a French restaurant in early 1996 made me think there was more to this wine than I had originally believed. This blind tasting confirmed that while the 1989 is no 1990, it is far closer in quality than I had originally written. However, readers should realize that it is surprisingly variable from bottle to bottle.

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

par Robert Parker le 31/08/1993

Deep ruby/purple, with a super-ripe, port-like nose of licorice, black fruits, and spring flowers, this gorgeously rich, opulent 1989 makes a dramatic impact. Low in acidity, alcoholic and rich, this lusty, beefy wine will require drinking in its first 15-17 years of life. It will be interesting to see if more structure and grip emerge. Anticipated maturity: 1994-2005. Last tasted, 6/93.