2020, Château L'Evangile, POMEROLBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc. The 2020 L'vangile, the maiden vintage under the new team, is matured in 60% new oak and 40% mixture of used wood and amphora. It has an expressive, mineral driven bouquet that open nicely with aeration, light floral touches, incense and potpourri emerging with aeration. The palate is medium bodied with grainy tannins, lovely balance and very intense. This is not a powerful Pomerol, not one of huge dimension and

carefully interplayed with cloves

this is chalkier on the finish than I expect

94 Monica Larner

The 2021 was impressive all three times I tasted it

Smells bright

Long and caressing

The 2022 is 93% Merlot

with truffle and ash scents emerging over time

creamy damson fruits with roasted coffee bean and bitter chocolate

Some of the old Merlot vines on gravel were picked early to tame them but generally the vineyard took the vintage in its stride

Will benefit from fattening up through the mid palate over ageing

The 25th anniversary bottling of this 100% Merlot wine and jewel in the collection of owner-winemaker Luca Sanjust’s 10-hectare Fattoria di Petrolo estate