Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol Bordeaux France 2019

2019 L'Evangile Rating 94 WA Release Price NA Drink Date 2027 - 2055 Reviewed by  William Kelley Issue Date 7th Apr 2022 Source April 2022 Week 1, The Wine Advocate The 2019 L'Evangile is very good, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, sweet berries, warm spices, violets and loamy soil, framed by a nicely integrated patina of new oak that reflects a concerted effort to refine cooperage choices at this address in recent years. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it's a broad, textural wine with a richly layered core of fruit, succulent acids and ripe, supple tannins that reflects the warm, dry vintage. As usual, it's a Merlot-dominant blend, complemented by some 16% Cabernet Franc and now 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2019 vintage marks a period of transition at L'Evangile. Most obviously, it's the last vintage produced by Jean-Pascal Vazart, before Juliette Couderc and Olivier Trégoat took the reins at this Pomerol benchmark, sandwiched be