Community Tasting Notes 65

• Cailles wrote: flawed

  February 24, 2024 - Bordeaux 2004 - 20 Years On - 33 Reds: All wines tasted blind, not decanted. Observations: 1) 2004 is a mediocre vintage overall, with many pleasant wines, but without the depth of better years. 2) At the top, the vintage produced some classic, old-school wines with lots of freshness and fresh fruit. 3) At the lower end, many wines lacked fruit and ripe tannins, resulting in some astringent and slightly drying wines. 4) An alarming number of Right Bank wines (5 out of 16, no Left Bank wine) were oxidized, including some heavyweights like Petrus, Evangile or Figeac. An unacceptably high proportion of faulty wines. 5) I’m not sure that the 2004 are currently in a good phase, many of my scores were lower than in previous tastings. The question is if it’s just a weaker phase or the beginning of the end. 6) At the top and the only wine >95pts was a layered Le Pin (rated 96pts), with a charming Vieux Chateau Certan, a surprising Issan and Clos l'Eglise, as well as an elegant Lafite sharing second place (all rated 94pts).
  
  TN: Oxidized.

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• Argrath wrote: 94 points

  October 13, 2023 - (BYO Blind tasting)
  Full, rich and deep nose. Dense and inky. Black plum, oak and nuts. Almost coconut oak. Blackberry and liquorice. After time in glass more coffee is revealed, thus hinting at a right bank in the modern idiom.
  Full palate. Dense, both rich and austere. Developed, but not mature. Very good concentration, very good grip. Cool, oaky, smoky and coffee-rich. Long finish. Only lacks some elegance.
  A very, very good Pomerol in the modern idiom. This particular bottle from a very cool cellar has at least a decade more in it. Other bottles may be more advanced.

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• ELH wrote: 93 points

  July 29, 2023 - Soft tannins. Still some life in the fruit. Elegant.

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• jww Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 29, 2023 - decanted a couple of hours
  and it really started to show well
  pepercorns, cedar tannins were still strong but not oc=verwheliming
  a real treat

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• Donjcorleone Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 26, 2023 - While the aromas of blackberries and earthy truffle notes are still framed by youthful oak, this is really starting to drink well with a silky, finessed palate that is full of saturated plum and herbal tobacco flavors that linger.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2004
• Type Red
• Producer Château L'Evangile
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation Pomerol
• UPC Code 722358275243

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• Pending Delivery 12 (1%)
• In Cellars 941 (69%)
• Consumed 408 (30%)

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