2007 Ch. L'Evangile, Pomerol
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(Robert Parker, Wine Adocate, Apr 2010)
(Robert Parker, Wine Adocate, Apr 2010)
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Merlot
The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.
In St.Emilion and Pomerol it withstands the moist clay rich soils far better than Cabernet grapes, and at it best produces opulently rich, plummy clarets with succulent fruitcake-like nuances. Le Pin, Pétrus and Clinet are examples of hedonistically rich Merlot wines at their very best. It also plays a key supporting role in filling out the middle palate of the Cabernet-dominated wines of the Médoc and Graves.
Merlot is now grown in virtually all wine growing countries and is particularly successful in California, Chile and Northern Italy.
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Chateau L'Evangile 2007 is succulent, soft, warm with ripe red fruits wafting from the glass. Sweet new oak is present but integrated and attractive rather than overbearing. More round on the finish than the 2006 and certainly more sophisticated than 2004. Impressive and delightful.
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