Grands crus atlas
Area under vine at the estate, from its technical sheet — it does not change from one vintage to the next. Each vintage’s blend, by contrast, departs from it: that figures on its own page. The estate does not publish the share of each grape variety: they are listed without proportions.
Relief exaggerated ×10 · elevation 20 to 41 m · average slope 1.6°
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Footprint, parcels and their split are measured on the Compagnie Médocaine’s own parcel survey; elevation, slope and aspect on the Mapbox terrain-rgb digital terrain model, derived from IGN’s RGE ALTI over France. Compare with the blend on the technical sheet, at the top of the page: the two answer different questions.
The grand vin of Château l’Évangile is described in an early edition of “Grands vins de Bordeaux” (Dussaut editions) as “…full, elegant wines, with an incomparable bouquet and finesse”. For many enthusiasts, this subtle, elegant quality is indeed the hallmark of the wine.
It is through one of those mysteries of geology that, in the south-east of the Pomerol plateau, a curious accident brings a long seam of gravel to the surface. Three vineyards, l’Évangile among them, share this rare soil. The estate does indeed occupy a wholly privileged position: it is bordered to the north by the vines of Château Pétrus and is separated to the south from Cheval Blanc in Saint-Émilion only by a minor road. The area covers 16 hectares of sandy-clay soil with pure gravels and a subsoil marked by crasse de fer (iron pan). The grape varieties grown are Merlot (80%), which brings fruit, body and flesh and gives the wine its inimitable suppleness, and Bouchet, the local name for Cabernet Franc (20%), for finesse and structure.
Alcohol, yield and vine age are those of the 2014 vintage; they vary from year to year. Only the area above stays stable from one vintage to the next.
| Vintage | Best score | Vintage character | Technical sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 97-98 James Suckling | A dry summer and cool nights gave balanced merlots, pure and without excess ripeness. | PDF français |
| 2024 | 98-99 James Suckling | A difficult flowering and a wet summer reduced the harvest: light, aromatic wines, to be drunk early. | PDF français |
| 2014 | 95 Wine Advocate | The Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth. | fiche · PDF |
| 2013 | — | Coulure decimated the merlots and the rain did the rest: a light vintage, where the gap between terroirs is wider than usual. | fiche · PDF |
| 2012 | 94 Wine Advocate | Merlots brought in just before the rain made for a vintage markedly more successful than on the Left Bank. | fiche · PDF |
| 2011 | 93 Decanter | A warm spring followed by a wet summer gave classic wines, best drunk relatively young. | fiche · PDF |
| 2010 | — | The dry summer and cool nights gave dense, tannic wines of extraordinary ageing potential — the exact opposite of 2009. | fiche · PDF |
| 2009 | — | An ideal sun-drenched season carried the style of seduction to its peak: sumptuous, fleshy wines, immediately accessible. | fiche · PDF |
| 2008 | 95 Decanter | A luminous back end to the season redeemed the vintage: fine fruit and delicate balance, from very small yields. | fiche · PDF |
| 2007 | — | A cool, wet summer gave light, silky wines, with a short ageing potential. | fiche · PDF |
| 2006 | — | A wet August diluted the merlots: straightforward, restrained wines, less expressive than on the Left Bank. | fiche · PDF |
| 2005 | — | A drought that never stalled ripening gave opulent, perfectly structured merlots: a legendary vintage. | fiche · PDF |
| 2004 | — | High yields and a dry back end to the season gave an honest, straightforward vintage, unremarkable but flawless. | fiche · PDF |
| 2003 | — | The heatwave pushed the merlots into overripeness: rich, jammy wines, fresher on the clays of Pomerol. | fiche · PDF |
“Best score”: the highest score recorded for this wine, with its source. “Character”: the overall reading of the year across the appellation, which an estate may depart from.
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For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots, labels. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.
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