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Blason de L'Evangile 2010
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The Blason de L’Evangile has copious small red cherries and hints of blueberry jam on the well-defined bouquet. The oak is nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple, spice-tinged opening. There is a lovely peppery note to the Blason, the small percentage (11.6%) of Cabernet Franc lending a slight savoury edge on the finish. Tasted November 2012.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
The second wine, the 2010 Blason de l’Evangile, is attractive and straightforward, but richly fruity and showing some of L’Evangile’s tell-tale black raspberry, black currant and licorice notes intermixed with good body and sweet tannins in a forward style. Drink it over the next 10-12 years. With an alcohol level hitting the scales at 14.8%, the 2,000 cases of 2010 L’Evangile come from a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc, which I assume is much less Cabernet Franc than what was used under the old administration of the Ducasse family versus what is being done now by Eric de Rothschild and his team. The new administrators have added some vineyard parcels from neighboring sites, particularly Le Croix de Gay, and they have also replanted part of this vineyard, which sits on the St.-Emilion border next to La Conseillante and facing Cheval Blanc and La Dominique.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
What a nose with green olives, olive oil and dark fruit aromas. Full body, with fabulous soft tannins and a glorious texture. It's long and so pretty. Delicious already. Second wine of L'Evangile. Better in 2015.
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The Blason de L'Evangile, chosen from vats with the same bases as the great wine, presents characteristics close to the great wine with, however, a lesser aging potential since its aging in barrels is shorter. It should be drunk younger than its elder.
