1986 Evangile
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Tasting notes
Tobacco, roses, soot, gentle raspberry fruit, beautifully stretched out through the palate, this is a charming wine, although lacks the depth and nuance of the other L'Evangiles we tried in this lineup. Madame Ducasse in charge at this point, barrel ageing but no new oak.
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Tasted at the property, the 1986 L'Evangile had a rather muted bouquet that did not really "sing" from the glass. It felt a little mute with reluctant licorice-tinged black fruit, savory in style but lacking vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with a soft entry, quite rustic and old school, a touch of white pepper and game, smoky towards the toffee-tinged finish. This should be drunk up.
Supple, fleshy and subtle, a bit on the earthy side, but the spicy wild strawberry and currant aromas and flavors emerge gracefully to make this appealing now. Good balance. Wine Spectator, 15 Sept 1989.
This fully mature wine displays an herbaceous, richly fruity nose with scents of cedar and earth. Somewhat disjointed, it is just beginning to lose its fruit and fat, so I would opt for drinking it over the next several years. Anticipated maturity: Now. Last tasted 12/95. Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1.
About the producer
Ch. l’Evangile is a leading Pomerol estate and the Right Bank sibling of Ch. Lafite Rothschild, part of the prestigious Domaines Barons de Rothschild group.