1988 Château l’EVANGILE - Pomerol - 1 Bottle (0.75L)

Château l' Évangile 1988

Château L'Évangile 1988 is a prestigious red wine of the Pomerol appellation in Bordeaux, recognized for its elegance and its aging potential

Although Pomerol wines have never been classified, Château L'Evangile is undoubtedly among the best wines in the appellation. The estate was created in the middle of the 18th century by a Libourne family, the Léglise, who contributed to the formation of the Pomerol vineyard, alongside the families who own the domains of Petrus (Arnaud family), La Conseillante (Catherine Conseillant) and Trotanoy (Giraud family). Until then called Fazilleau, the estate took the name of L’Evangile at the very beginning of the 19th century, under the leadership of the lawyer Isambert, who remained its owner until 1862. Bought by Paul Chaperon, Château L'Evangile remained in the fold of his descendants, the Ducasse, until 1990. Since that date, the Lafite Rothschild château team has gradually regained control of the estate. The former owners were already perfectly aware of the remarkable potential of this exceptional terroir, consisting of a deep and heterogeneous subsoil of gravels mingled with clay and sand. Even the formidable frosts of the winter of 1956 could not quite bring the vineyard of Château L'Evangile to its knees. Louis Ducasse took the estate back in hand, still bloodless, renewed the vineyard and raised it in a few years to its best level. A level that would not falter, even after his death in 1982, since his wife took over with remarkable tenacity. Since 1990, the estate has been owned by the Barons de Rothschild group, which devotes all the necessary attention and investments to it.

For more information on the domain, read our article on the iDealwine blog.

About the vintage

Today, the new team practices the latest possible harvests in order to obtain grapes of perfect maturity, a limited yield and an 18-month aging in 70% new oak barrels. The clearly stated ambition to lift L'Evangile to the highest rank of the appellation seems to have been achieved: these wines of great richness, with a dark ruby color and aromas of raspberry, blackberry, sometimes licorice, demonstrate an impressive aging potential.