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Red
1961 Château L'Evangile
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Pomerol
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Community Tasting Notes 8
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fclarity wrote: 95 points
May 23, 2021 - Tasted blind, this wine had a red/purple center with orange rims. The medium+ intensity nose offered up plums, cherries, loamy soil, tobacco, and some clove.
This wine was light bodied in the mouth with light tannin, great acidity, and very good length. It was gorgeously refined and developed nicely with air.
The nose on this was a 97. However, it was a bit thin in the mouth if I am nit-picking (and i like refined wines). Thus, while one might argue for 96 points, I am going to go with a conservative 95 overall. This wine is certainly not going to get better. Drink up -
RonniePiemonte wrote: 95 points
October 18, 2019 - Incredible old Bordeaux. So well made and complex.
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dream Likes this wine: 96 points
February 22, 2019 - Fabulous nose of dark chocolate, truffles and camphor. I'm getting some beef bourguignon on the palate with decadent notes of dark chocolate and truffles but plenty of '61 structure underneath. Refined and exotic with a lovely smoky complexity on the finish.
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nywine68 wrote: 96 points
February 20, 2019 - An evening of vinous gems (Benoit): Phenomenal structure. Lots of fresh dark fruit. Nice backbone of acidity. Awesome complexity. This is very classic.
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tinybubbles wrote: flawed
November 20, 2016 - Generally off.
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By John Kapon
The Big One, 7/26/2011(L'Evangile) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2002, IWC Issue #103 (link)(Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
6/28/2002 (link)(Ch L'Évangile Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1961
- Type Red
- Producer Château L'Evangile
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Pomerol
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (8%)
- In Cellars 48 (79%)
- Consumed 8 (13%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau L'Evangile
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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- AppellationPomerol