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Tasting Notes

Tasting notes
Score 99-100/100 · James Suckling

What a wine here. It is so traditional and powerful with super depth of fruit and chewy tannins. Full body, incredible concentration and length. It’s so muscular and powerful. So minerally and nutty (walnuts). Marvelous. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com

Critic Scores

Critic scores
96
96/100

Average Score

100
99-100/100

James Suckling

94
94/100

Tim Atkin MW

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94 points
Tim Atkin MW
Score 94/100 · Tim Atkin MW

Rich, powerful and densely constructed, this is a super-charged Pomerol with plush, voluptuous fruit flavours, lots of toasty new oak, good concentration and a hint of figgy overripeness. The Cabernet Franc adds some much-needed freshness here. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2022-2032

17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Jancis Robinson MW

84% Merlot picked 15 September - 5 October, 16% Cabernet Franc picked 29 September - 5 October. Extremely dark crimson. Floral, opulent nose. Something quite masculine and leathery - animal? - on the nose. Lots of intensity and sweetness. Almost chocolatey! Tannins not quite integrated yet, but they are quite sandpapery. A little bit of heat on the end. A wine that takes you to the limit of sweetness. 14.8%. Apr 2016, www.JancisRobinson.com, Drink: 2022-2035

94 points
Decanter
Score 94/100 · Decanter

After the slightly leaner 2014, this is a full-bodied, rich, opulent Evangile with a powerful presence of ripe tannin and freshness provided by the 16% Cabernet Franc. Weighty but refined and with staying power. Apr 2016, James Lawther MW, www.Decanter.com, Drink: 2022-2040

About the producer

Château l'Evangile
Evangile

Ch. l’Evangile is a leading Pomerol estate and the Right Bank sibling of Ch. Lafite Rothschild, part of the prestigious Domaines Barons de Rothschild group.

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