Château l'Evangile, Pomerol

Château L’Evangile, one of Pomerol’s finest estates, was purchased by Domaines de Rothschild, owners of Château Lafite, in 1999. New cellars were built in time for the 2005 vintage and an extensive replanting program was completed in 2018. Vineyard area totals 22 hectares, 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc, farmed organically since 2007 and certified in 2015. At harvest the grapes from each plot are kept separate, enabling selection of only the best parcels for the Grand Vin.

Vinification takes place in 20, temperature-controlled cement vats ranging in size from 35 to 81 hectolitres. Château L’Evangile is aged in an average of 70% new, French oak barrels for around 18 months. Between 2000 and 3000 cases of the Grand Vin are made each year. There is a second wine, Blason de L’Evangile. L’Evangile is a full-bodied, rich, elegant, powerful, opulent, long-lived Pomerol style.