Pomerol 2019

Provenance

Single-Owner Private Collection

Critics Ratings

"Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Attractive perfume with a little floral development. Fresh and even quite delicate in a right-bank idiom with the fruit almost disguising the considerable tannic charge. Promising!" - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 17+/20 (Feb 2026)

"The 2019 L'Évangile is very good, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, sweet berries, warm spices, violets and loamy soil, framed by a nicely integrated patina of new oak that reflects a concerted effort to refine cooperage choices at this address in recent years. Full-bodied, rich and velvety, it's a broad, textural wine with a richly layered core of fruit, succulent acids and ripe, supple tannins that reflects the warm, dry vintage. As usual, it's a Merlot-dominant blend, complemented by some 16% Cabernet Franc and now 1% Cabernet Sauvignon." - William Kelley, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94/100 (Apr 2022)

"The 2019 L'Évangile is tasted from two bottles, the first hideously corked. The second has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry, wild strawberry and truffle. A welcome briny note becomes more pronounced with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy and pure. A sweet core of fruit with an almost candied and very flattering finish. A bit evolved? Wonder how long-term it is though? Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting." - Neal Martin, Vinous, 91/100 (Jan 2023)