Caractéristiques
- Pays:
- France
- Région:
- Bordeaux
- Appellation précise:
- Pomerol
- Millésime:
- 2016
- Couleur:
- Rouge
- Type de vin:
- Sec
- Format:
- Bouteille de 75cl
- Cépage(s):
- 92% Merlot et 8% de Cabernet Franc
- Vendanges:
- Manuelles
- Elevage:
- En barriques neuves de chêne français
Dégustation et Garde
- Boire à partir de :
- 2026
- Apogée :
- 2036-2046
- Boire avant :
- Difficile à dire
- Conseil de service :
- Carafer longuement
- Servir à :
- 17°
Description
Les sols sont ici composés de graves pures, de crasse de fer et argile-siliceuse. Les vignes ont en moyenne 40 ans et équilibrées entre 84% de merlot et 16% de Cabernet franc. Elevage de 18 mois renouvelé à 70% de bois neuf. Entre Petrus et Cheval Blanc, son terroir est reconnu comme l’un des plus beaux de l’appellation.
Le nez montre énormément d’intensité avec un caractère truffé entre cuire et fruit noir. La bouche est parfaitement tenue par une belle acidité qui tient la matière charnue très bien équilibrée. La finale est tout en minéralité bien ponctuée par des tanins fermes.
Suggestion gourmande
Lièvre à la royale
Avis des Experts
La Revue du Vin de France
"Très profond, épaulé, ce vin dégage une énergie formidable. Moins baroque que le 2015, avec un fruit plus frais mais tout aussi intense, il promet énormément."
James Suckling
"So ethereal and great on the nose with glorious fresh flowers, such as violets, together with black olives. Dark berries, too. But the archetypal Pomerol nose. Full-bodied yet, at the same time, so refined and structured. Glorious tannin tension and focus. Vibrant finish. Shows energy and focus. Try after 2024."
The Wine Advocate
"The 2016 L'Evangile is made from 92% Merlot and 8% Cabernet France. It has a deep garnet-purple color and opens with notions of plum preserves, Black Forest cake, red cherry compote and black raspberries with touches of menthol, chocolate box, licorice and tobacco leaf. Medium to full-bodied, the palate features fantastically ripe, velvety tannins and beautiful freshness, lifting the generous, brightly fruited mid-palate and giving bags of energy to the very long-lingering, minerally finish."
Wine Spectator
"Features a wide swath of espresso, loam and smoldering tobacco flavors out front, followed by a tighter beam of black currant and blackberry paste. Dense and fleshy in feel, with echoes of warm earth and bittersweet cocoa scoring the finish. This wine flaunts its muscle. Best from 2024 through 2040."
Jeb Dunnuck
"The grand vin 2016 Château L'Evangile is more primordial than the second wine, sporting a deep purple color and a huge nose of blueberries, scrub brush, violets, graphite, and lead pencil shavings. Deep, massively textured, with building minerality, a brilliant mid-palate, I'd imagine this is a modern-day version of the 1982. A sexy, sexy, wine, it should drink well in 4-6 years but is capable of last for 2-3 decades."
Decanter
"For me, this is going to be every bit as great as the 1989, and is a worthy follower to the 2015. It's tight and reserved on the nose, with powerhouse Pomerol Merlot lurking behind. There's a creamy side to the raspberry and blackberry fruits in the mouth, and the power and intensity tells you that this wine has an amazing future. The texture is silky-smooth, attesting to great freshness balanced by well-ripened fruits and seductive tannins. A serious wine."
Pomerol haute couture, très grand millésime, tout y est !