Hearing that berry weight was only around 0.8g, I couldn’t help but worry that l’Évangile 2025 might turn overly muscular and alcohol-driven. Yet as a thread of iris and violet gently rises from the supple texture, as black mulberry and black goji wrapped in a touch of cream slowly unfold, and as all that could have been forceful is instead softened and brought into balance, I find myself smiling in quiet relief. Under Juliette’s team, faced with the extreme heat and drought of 2025, a remarkably restrained approach was chosen: lowering canopy height and shortening extraction time, with 15 days of maceration on gravel and 19 days on clay. As a result, that hint of graphite and finely powdered tannins, tucked within a cream-puff-like softness, no longer shows any hardness, but instead integrates seamlessly into the wine with a deep, contained strength, full yet never excessive. Like a distilled floral essence born of fire, it is soft, pure, and perfumed, its sharpness dissolved into a pool of crystal clarity, before settling into a hushed, lingering, and deeply evocative finish. In my view, 2025 stands as Château l’Évangile’s finest vintage since 2017. - 98 to 99 Points - Alexandre Ma

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. - 97 to 98 Points.

Black fruit, smoke, truffles, chocolate, plums, and Maraschino cherries fill the exotic perfume. But, here, it is the palate that owns the day. Intense and concentrated, the wine offers so much volume, width, and length that you are instantly seduced. Dark, deep, focused, and precise, there is also opulence, depth, and sensuality. The finish provides the lift, so the wine is equally fresh and velvety. This is a fabulous vintage for L'Evangile. The wine blends 66% Merlot with 13% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.7% ABV. The harvest took place August 26 - September 15. The wine is aging in a combination of 40% new, French oak, 40% foudres, amphora, and used oak barrels. Yields were low at only 22 hectoliters per hectare. The Grand Vin was made from 60% of the harvest. Drink from 2030-2060. - 96 to 98 Points - Jeff Leve

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 to 97 Points - Neal Martin

The nose of Evangile appears ripe and yet fresher than in other warm years, with ripe blackberries, smoky notes, dark chocolate, violets, herbal spice; on the palate, it is powerful with juicy fruit, perfectly ripe tannins, well-dosed acidity, delightfully fresh, full of tension, and with a fruity-spicy and saline finish. This is a highly elegant Evangile that will seduce early yet will age superbly. (Drink from 2030 to 2065) - 96 to 97 Points - Adrian Van Velsen