2009 Château L'Evangile

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 95.6 points

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  12/16/2023 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Rich, hedonistic, highly concentrated but not over the top and still manages to hold itself together. Loads of black sweet fruit and dark chocolate. Musky nose. This really needs another decade, but is drinkable now with a 2 hour decant. 93+

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  10/29/2023 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 100 Points

  Kleur: Diep donkerrood. Aroma / bouquet: Een stuivend en explosief, maar vanaf het eerste begin bovendien ongelofelijk aangenaam, verleidelijk en weelderig - zelfs bloemig - bouquet. Donker fruit, vooral blauwe bessen en bramen, lactisch / fruityoghurt. Smaak / Afdronk: Ook in de mond een super-verleidelijke, aangename en onweerstaanbaar mooie wijn. Zachte zuurgraad, stoerre en tegelijkertijd fluwelige tannines met een verfijnd bittertje. Een buitengewoon 'gelaagde' en complexe wijn. Algemeen / potentieel: Dit is een ultieme wijn. Nu al ongelofelijk aangenaam drinkbaar maar met nog zeker 25 jaar toekomst voor zich. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 15 + Smaak / Afdronk: 20 + Algemeen / potentieel: 10 = 100/100
  
  Colour: Deep dark red. Aroma / bouquet: A dusty and explosive, but from the very beginning incredibly pleasant, seductive and lush - even floral - bouquet. Dark fruits, especially blueberries and blackberries, lactic/fruit yogurt. Taste / Aftertaste: Also in the mouth a super-seductive, pleasant and irresistibly beautiful wine. Soft acidity, tough and at the same time velvety tannins with a refined bitterness. An extremely 'layered' and complex wine. General / potential: This is an ultimate wine. Already incredibly pleasant to drink now, but with at least another 25 years of future ahead of it. 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 15 + Taste / Aftertaste: 20 + General / potential: 10 = 100/100

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  10/16/2023 - Lord of the Bottles Likes this wine: 94 Points

  2009 L’Evangile. Some big scores on this one but at this stage comes across ripe and somewhat one dimensional if still delivering a wave of rich fruit and chocolate. Straddles the line to Napaesque without quite crossing it. Very balanced and smooth for the 15% ABV. 94-95/100

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  10/8/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: 90 Points

  Rich, ripe, sunny. Really on the rich side - as usual it comes on the expense of elegance and aromatics.

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  8/26/2023 - KTelaak_Buffalo Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Give it 3 hours or more to open, you'll enjoy it for the rest of the night. Simply said, just a beautiful wine once it really opens. It has such finesse while still delivering lots of fruit and depth.

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