This was drunk at a restaurant with friends, and was drunk side-by-side against a '90 Pichon Baron. This wine was in its prime and it still had a lot of fruit. It was a textbook example of a properly aged right bank Bordeaux. The tannins were finely resolved, the body was full, and this was a totally elegant wine. The table liked this wine better than the '90 Pichon Baron. This is a great wine that one can sit on for at least another 10 years.
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Beginning to fade but still wonderful. This bottle better than the one (from same case) I had a few months ago but at this age bottle variation to be expected. This bottle had a very good level.
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Beautiful, mid-weight wine firmly ensconced in its peak drinking window. The aromatics stole the show with vestiges of red and blue fruit, sous-bois, Ceylon tea, iodine, tobacco and cedar. Lovely balance. This flowed seamlessly across the palate with well-judged acidity providing energy to a long cedar-infused finish. An hour of air and this bottle showed at its best.
Decanted an hour and this was absolutely singing. Still so much to go here. Young but not primary - just in a perfect place. Such balance of fruit, tannin, acidity. Texturally very pleasing. Red fruit, blue fruit, pencil, tobacco, cedar. Love the Merlot influence in these right bank Pomerols. Last bottle and will have to find more of these. Just wow.
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(Château L'Evangile) Bricking, a little cloudy, medium dark red violet color with clear meniscus; beef jus, tart plum, tart cassis nose; maturing yet a little tight still, tart cassis, tart black fruit, tart plum, beef jus palate; medium-plus finish 93+ pts.
2/17/2024 - DrELW Likes this wine: 97 Points
This was drunk at a restaurant with friends, and was drunk side-by-side against a '90 Pichon Baron. This wine was in its prime and it still had a lot of fruit. It was a textbook example of a properly aged right bank Bordeaux. The tannins were finely resolved, the body was full, and this was a totally elegant wine. The table liked this wine better than the '90 Pichon Baron. This is a great wine that one can sit on for at least another 10 years.
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2/16/2024 - sdr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Fresh, lively and delightful. At peak. Mixture of black and blue berries. Good grip and acidity. A sophisticated middleweight. Very L’Évangile.
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2/7/2024 - TheGreenFrog Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beginning to fade but still wonderful. This bottle better than the one (from same case) I had a few months ago but at this age bottle variation to be expected. This bottle had a very good level.
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2/1/2024 - hkbob Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful, mid-weight wine firmly ensconced in its peak drinking window. The aromatics stole the show with vestiges of red and blue fruit, sous-bois, Ceylon tea, iodine, tobacco and cedar. Lovely balance. This flowed seamlessly across the palate with well-judged acidity providing energy to a long cedar-infused finish. An hour of air and this bottle showed at its best.
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1/28/2024 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 95 Points
Decanted an hour and this was absolutely singing. Still so much to go here. Young but not primary - just in a perfect place. Such balance of fruit, tannin, acidity. Texturally very pleasing. Red fruit, blue fruit, pencil, tobacco, cedar. Love the Merlot influence in these right bank Pomerols. Last bottle and will have to find more of these. Just wow.
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