(93-95 points) From a blend of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 13.6% ABV and will be aged in 100% new oak. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare with the Grand Vin representing 73% of the harvest. Deep in color, licorice, chocolate, spice, black cherry, floral, plum and black raspberry liqueur scents create the perfume. Rich, dense and concentrated, this classic style of L’Evangile is tannic with powerful, chalky tannins and a long, stylish finish. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/wine-tasting-note/?vintage=2011&wine=Chateau%20L%27Evangile

Tasted en primeur at the property with Jean-Pascal Vazart. The L'Evangile 2011 is a blend of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc picked between 6th with the young vines and 21st September and 19th to 21st September respectively cropped at 32hl/ha. It has 13.6 degrees alcohol and a pH of 3.7 an IPT of 76. As usual this cru is always taciturn at first and so I leave my sample for a few minutes before writing any notes. It has a voluptuous sensual bouquet with pure vanillary red berry fruit that reminds me of the 1995. The palate is medium-bodied with a nubile texture with supple toasty red fruit that is struck through with crisp acidity and a fine coca-tinged off-dry finish that displays persistency and a pastille-like residual sweetness. Tasted April 2012.

93+ I found the 2010 l’Évangile a bit overripe and heady last year, but the 2011 is a completely different animal and one of the most beautiful Pomerols of the vintage. The blend will only contain six percent cabernet franc this year, with the remainder made up of merlot, but clearly the merlot had no problem ripening at l’Évangile in 2011, as the wine is outstanding. The harvest was started here on September 6th for the young vines, with the old vines brought in between September 13th and 26th. In contrast to last year’s heady 14.6 percent octane level, the 2011 is a full point lower in alcohol and shows off great terroir as a result. The superb and utterly classic nose jumps from the glass in a blaze of dark berries, plums, coffee bean, a touch of tobacco leaf, lovely soil tones and a suave base of nutty new oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, pure and utterly suave on the attack, with a lovely core of fruit, firm, but beautifully-integrated tannins and outstanding length and grip on the nascently complex and very refined finish. This is better than Lafite this year!

A dark, grippy, structured version, with a strong charcoal spine running through the core of dark fig, steeped plum and black currant fruit. Loam and bittersweet cocoa notes check in on the finish, endowed with ample buried acidity. Should stretch out pleasantly, but this will need a little more time than most other 2011 Pomerols to round into form.

Big, rich opulent, this wine has weight, concentration and layers of ripe Merlot. Structure is also there because of the black intensity of the wine, with spice and dark chocolate adding to the powerful fruit. Drink from 2017. — Roger Voss

The 2011 l'Evangile has a rather sweaty bouquet at first, maybe just a little forced in the winery? Menthol scents emerge with time. The palate is spicy on the entry, a little richer in style than its peers, good body and depth with a savory, white pepper and clove finish. Peaking now, though it will give several years more drinking pleasure. A second bottle poured is much better. Cleaner and more focused on the nose, earthy red fruit mixes with hoisin and truffle. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fresh and focused with a delineated finish, this is one of the few to offer a touch of mineralité. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting. -- Neal Martin

The grand vin the 2011 l'Evangile exhibits a dark ruby color with purple nuances as well as noticeable acidity a streamlined crisp elegant mid-weight style red and black fruits light tannin and a fresh vibrant mouthfeel. It is a blend of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. By the way this 55-acre estate is now slightly larger than when the Rothschilds first acquired it as they have purchased 15 acres from La Croix de Gay.