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1985 Château L'Evangile
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Pomerol
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Community Tasting Notes 90
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steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 92 points
June 18, 2023 - Better than last bottle 9 months ago. Although my conclusion is that this is in decline and will be over the hill soon. Fruit came through a lot more in this bottle, as did a lot of tertiary aromas. Did not hold especially well once opened, and day two was almost undrinkable. Drink up!
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ljl Likes this wine: 95 points
October 29, 2022 - Same as my last review in September 2020
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steveiiiiii Likes this wine: 90 points
September 25, 2022 - Must say I was a bit disappointed, seems like I missed its prime, bottle from perfect storage conditions since release. Some fruit still and it’s beautiful but there’s a sharp acidity there that seems misplaced and keeps telling you; You should’ve opened this earlier. Maybe a bottle issue, maybe a couple of years too late.
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Jeff Leve wrote: 95 points
August 21, 2021 - At full maturity, here you find, truffles, dark chocolate, sweet plums, wet earth and forest floor notes. Soft, refined, silky, and plummy, with a beautiful, dark red pit fruit finish, this is at its absolute peak, so if you have bottles of this, it is time to drink up over the next 5-8 years or so.
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PeterH Likes this wine: 93 points
March 27, 2021 - Color a lighter purple, no browning that I could see. Tannins long gone. A little acid to frame the secondary fruit flavors. I'd say this is what this wine is gonna be, I'd drink now or over the next 5-10 years. Reasonably tasty juice, nothing crazy memorable.
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By Neal Martin
Cleaning Out the Cupboard: Bordeaux 1943-2020 (Jan 2023), 1/1/2023 (link)(L'Évangile L'Évangile Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
6/18/2017 (link)(Château L'Evangile Pomerol, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/4/2016 (link)(Ch L'évangile Pomerol Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2014, Issue #53, 1985 Claret The Finest Bordeaux Vintage of the 1980s(Château l’Evangile) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/17/2006 (link)(Ch L'Évangile Pomerol Red) 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.
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By Richard Jennings
8/11/2007 (link) 94 points(Château L'Evangile) Medium red color with pale meniscus; mushroom, beef jus and deep cassis nose; plush tart red fruit, mushroom, iron palate with good acidity; medium-plus finish
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By Richard Jennings
6/15/2007 (link) 95 points(Château L'Evangile) Nice mature Bordeaux nose, with olive tapenade, leather and tobacco; tasty, leather, tobacco, olive tapenade, coffee, olive and tart red fruit palate with silky mouth feel; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- 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 16 (2%)
- In Cellars 568 (54%)
- Consumed 461 (44%)
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- ProducerChâteau L'Evangile
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationPomerol
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- AppellationPomerol