I continue to be blown away by the 2000 Château L'Evangile. This is straight-up magical juice that will compete with anything out there. Revealing a still vivid ruby hue with no lightening at the rim, it builds beautifully with time in the glass and has the incredible Pomerol mix of opulence and elegance. Darker cherries, currants, graphite, loamy earth, and chocolate all define the bouquet, and it's full-bodied, with a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, perfect tannins, and an incredible finish. It will be interesting to see if the 2016 hits the same heights, but this is clearly one of the greatest wines from this estate. Feb 2023

This is an absolutely spectacular L’Evangile. It remains to be seen whether 2009 will eclipse this great effort. Largely a Merlot-dominated blend with some Cabernet Franc in it, the greatness of this terroir is exhibited in the complexity of the nose, which offers up hints of subtle chocolate, blueberry, blackberry, truffle, barbecue smoke, and graphite. Dense, rich, and full-bodied, with an opulence and succulence that are prodigious, the tannins are present but extremely sweet, and the wine multi-dimensional and just emerging as a compellingly complex, head-turning beauty. Drink it now and over the next 20-25 years. Kudos to L’Evangile.

Bottled decadence, the wine is opulent, luscious and rich, with layers of velvety-textured black plums, black cherries and chocolate that make their presence known in the nose and on the full-bodied, concentrated palate. The innocence of youth is gone, but there is still some room for even more improvement. Sept 2021

"Massive grip, very long, a top 2000" I wrote en primeur. Again in September 2003 at Farr's 2000 horizontal: A very similar nose to L'Eglise-Clinet, more backward with a little liquorice. Maybe the nose doesn't quite have the depth of the above. The palate is huge, tannic, and backward with a dense core of spicy blackcurrants at the centre. This will be a long-lived wine. Stunning. Finally in September 2005. A deeper colour than the 1998. A dense, concentrated cedary nose that unfurls with hints of liquorice and pure blackberry, cassis fruit. The palate is strong and burly with a dense, spicy core and high extraction. Very good acidity, firm, with a metallic note on the finish and a pain grille aftertaste. Outstanding wine. Sept 2005 Robertparker.ccom

Lots of iodine, oyster, blueberry and blackberry aromas with hints of black olives. Some basil, too. Full body, powerful and dense with velvety tannins and fantastic length and intensity. A rich wine yet shows focus and form. Beautiful now and still showing impressive youth. There is a warmth to it. Drink or hold for years to come. March 2018

Saturated ruby. Superripe aromas of black and red fruits and dark chocolate; almost but not quite pruney. Then pliant, sweet and lush, with explosive black raspberry fruit and lots of early personality. This is downright hedonistic and deceptively soft. Finishes very long and ripe, with extremely fine tannins.