Chateau l´Evangile 2025

James Suckling: The aromas of blackberries, black olives and hints of tobacco and dried fruit are fascinating and enticing. It’s medium- to full-bodied with creamy and polished tannins and a savory finish. Turns refined and focused after the layered fruit. Classic in character, with a caressing texture and balance. Hints of ripe fruit and freshness at the same time. 86% merlot, 13% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon."

Vinum: Die Nase von Evangile wirkt reiffruchtig und doch frischer, als in anderen, warmen Jahren, reife Brombeeren, rauchige Noten, schwarze Schokolade, Veilchen, Kräuterwürze; am Gaumen druckvoll, saftige Frucht, perfekt reifes Tannin, wohl dosierte Säure, erfreulich frisch, voller Spannung und mit fruchtig-würzigem und salinem Finale ist das ein hocheleganter Evangile, der früh verführen wird und doch hervorragend reifen wird."

Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine Herzkirschenfrucht, ein Hauch von frischen Zwetschken, zarter Nougat, kandierte Orangenzesten unterlegt. Komplex, straff, engmaschig, extraktsüßer Kern, reife Tannine, gute Frische, schokoladiger Touch im Abgang, mineralischer Nachhall, süßer Nachhall, kraftvoller, lagerfähiger Stil."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Black fruit, smoke, truffles, chocolate, plums, and Maraschino cherries fill the exotic perfume. But, here, it is the palate that owns the day. Intense and concentrated, the wine offers so much volume, width, and length that you are instantly seduced. Dark, deep, focused, and precise, there is also opulence, depth, and sensuality. The finish provides the lift, so the wine is equally fresh and velvety. This is a fabulous vintage for L'Evangile. The wine blends 66% Merlot with 13% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.7% ABV. The harvest took place August 26 - September 15. The wine is aging in a combination of 40% new, French oak, 40% foudres, amphora, and used oak barrels. Yields were low at only 22 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was made from 60% of the harvest. Drink from 2030-2060."

Jeb Dunnuck: A Merlot-heavy blend of 86% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon harvested between August 26th and September 15th, the 2025 Château L'Evangile will spend time in 40% new barrels, 40% foudre, 5% amphora, and the rest in once-used barrels. It has lots of cassis and juicy cherry fruit intermixed with graphite, lead pencil, violets, and classy oak on the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, focused mouthfeel, fine tannins, and outstanding length. Checking in at 13.7% alcohol with a pH of 3.75, it's a serious, concentrated 2025 that brings considerable structure, remarkable purity, and a great finish."

Jane Anson: Damson colour, this has a ton of juicy blue and black fruits, well judged density, energy and lift, clear ageing ability, grilled cumin, peony, iris flowers, slate and crushed rocks, 40% new oak, with large oak casks for almost half of the production. Less Cabernet Franc in this blend simply because of the size of the berries. 3.7ph. Blason no longer sold En Primeur, so not tasted here. Juliette Couderc director. Harvest began on August 26 with young Merlot on gravel. 23hl/h overall yield, fascinating to see how they split across different terroirs in the L'Evangile vineyard - on gravel 15hl/ha, on clay 28hl/ha, on sand, 38hl/h all due to size of berries. In practise this meant a lot of intra-plot harvesting, going through four or five times. The result is impressive."

Decanter: Nice plump roundness on the palate with a touch of strawberry acidity to bring some life and lift. Quite serious, fine tannins, a cool crisp, blue fruit edge with a lot of liquorice and wet stone aspects - a mineral, salty, spiced grip on the finish. I like the frame, not too heavy but it’s still quite tight. I don’t find the density of 2022 or 2023 but there’s definitely charm on offer in a cool, serious way right now with a hint of gloss. Ageing 5% amphora. 40% foudre. 45% new oak. 10% used barrels. 3,7pH. A yield of 22hl/ha."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 L'Evangile rocks up with ready-to-go notes of juicy blueberries, fresh blackberries, and sandalwood, giving way to hints of pencil shavings, peonies, and menthol, with a touch of mossy tree bark. The full-bodied palate delivers fine-grained tannins and a lively line to support the bright blue and black fruit layers, finishing with a minty lift. The blend is 86% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. The alcohol is 14.7% and the pH is 3.7."