May 11, 2026
L'Evangile 2025 - one of the standout Pomerols of the vintage
2025 L'Evangile Released En Primeur!
L'Evangile 2025 at the same low price as the 2024, which itself represented a massive -36% reduction versus the 2023 vintage, the key difference this year is the significantly higher quality of the wine, making this a far more compelling release
96-98 Points - Neal Martin
“Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, a fine bead of acidity, superb minéralité, as if there were a bit of limestone soil, but there is none. Very saline on the aftertaste with impressive length. This is a marvellous L'Évangile given the growing season, and it seems imbued with so much personality”
Chateau L’Evangile is one of Pomerol’s great names, enjoying a prime location next to Petrus and just across the road from Saint-Emilion. Owned by the Rothschild family of Chateau Lafite since 1990, the estate has seen continued investment and a steady rise in quality. The vineyards are dominated by Merlot, with Cabernet Franc and recent Cabernet Sauvignon additions adding complexity. Organic farming, plot-by-plot vinification, and input from Michel Rolland have helped position L’Evangile among Bordeaux’s most refined and age-worthy wines.
Chateau L'Evangile 2025 is one of the standout Pomerols of the vintage, combining richness with remarkable precision and freshness. Aromas of black cherry, plum, rose petal and spice unfold into a silky, layered palate framed by polished tannins and saline minerality. Despite the warmth of the growing season, the wine remains poised and classical in style, with superb energy, fine structure and impressive ageing potential.
Releasing this morning at €112* In Bond per bottle, Chateau L'Evangile 2025 arrives at exactly the same price as the 2024. Considering the clear step up in quality and the strong critical reception already building around the wine, this feels like one of the more intelligently priced releases on the Right Bank so far this campaign.
Production was tiny across the estate, with yields averaging just 22hl/ha after a growing season that produced exceptionally small berries and naturally concentrated fruit. Juliette Couderc and the team responded with meticulous intra-plot harvesting and a carefully judged élevage using a mix of foudre, amphora and restrained new oak, preserving both freshness and terroir expression.
The result is a beautifully refined and mineral Pomerol that captures the sensual texture expected from L'Evangile, while also delivering the precision and energy that defines the best wines of the vintage.
We have limited quantities available in both 3x75cl and 6x75cl cases.
L'Evangile 2025
€112* In Bond per bottle
97-98 Points | James Suckling
The aromas of blackberries, black olives and hints of tobacco and dried fruit are fascinating and enticing. It’s medium- to full-bodied with creamy and polished tannins and a savory finish. Turns refined and focused after the layered fruit. Classic in character, with a caressing texture and balance. Hints of ripe fruit and freshness at the same time. 86% merlot, 13% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon.
96-98 Points | Vinous - Neal Martin
The 2025 L'Évangile has been given new impetus by winemaker Juliette Couderc. It is initially backward, but it really comes forth with a few swirls of the glass: black cherries, mint and juniper berries, just a hint of truffle, quite vibrant and vivacious. Wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins, a fine bead of acidity, superb minéralité, as if there were a bit of limestone soil, but there is none. Very saline on the aftertaste with impressive length. This is a marvellous L'Évangile given the growing season, and it seems imbued with so much personality.
96 Points | Jane Anson
Damson colour, this has a ton of juicy blue and black fruits, well judged density, energy and lift, clear ageing ability, grilled cumin, peony, iris flowers, slate and crushed rocks, 40% new oak, with large oak casks for almost half of the production. Less Cabernet Franc in this blend simply because of the size of the berries. 3.7ph. Blason no longer sold En Primeur, so not tasted here. Juliette Couderc director. Harvest began on August 26 with young Merlot on gravel. 23hl/h overall yield, fascinating to see how they split across different terroirs in the L'Evangile vineyard - on gravel 15hl/ha, on clay 28hl/ha, on sand, 38hl/h all due to size of berries. In practise this meant a lot of intra-plot harvesting, going through four or five times. The result is impressive.
96 Points | Decanter
Nice plump roundness on the palate with a touch of strawberry acidity to bring some life and lift. Quite serious, fine tannins, a cool crisp, blue fruit edge with a lot of liquorice and wet stone aspects – a mineral, salty, spiced grip on the finish. I like the frame, not too heavy but it’s still quite tight. I don’t find the density of 2022 or 2023 but there’s definitely charm on offer in a cool, serious way right now with a hint of gloss. Ageing 5% amphora. 40% foudre. 45% new oak. 10% used barrels. 3,7pH. A yield of 22hl/ha.
94-96 Points | Vinous - Antonio Galloni
The 2025 L'Évangile is a very beautiful wine. Silky and medium in body, the 2025 is a classic L'Évangile, which is shocking given the intense heat and drought of the year, along with yields of just 22 hectoliters per hectare in aggregate across the châteaux. Bright red-toned fruit, mocha and rose petal all grace the palate. Touches of blood orange and white pepper lift the brilliant finish. Élevage is 40% new oak, 40% foudre, 15% once-filled barrels and 5% amphora. This is a very precise wine and one of the top Pomerols of the year.
93-95 Points | Wine Advocate
Te 2025 L'Evangile is showing well, bursting with aromas of sweet cherries, dark berries, spices and licorice, framed by nicely integrated oak. On the palate, it's medium- to full-bodied, with a rather rich, powerful profile, built around ripe but youthfully structuring tannins. It's a blend of 87% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc, some 40% of which is being matured in foudre. The vintage conditions, which produced very small berries (as little as 0.6 grams for Cabernet Franc growing on gravel), have delivered an Evangile of unusual density.
*Prices are accurate as of the blog publication date and may be subject to change.
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