Château L’ÉVANGILE - 1988 - POMEROL 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 constitution 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 the Gospel 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 Castle 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 basement of gravel mixtures of clay and sand. Today, the new team practices the latest possible harvests in order to obtain grapes of perfect maturity, limited yield and 18-month aging in 70% new oak barrels. The clearly displayed ambition to raise the Gospel to the highest rank of the appellation seems to be achieved: these wines of great richness, with a dark ruby color and aromas of raspberry, blackberry, sometimes licorice, show an impressive storage capacity.