2021 L'Évangile
France
Pomerol
Bordeaux
Red
69% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon
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"We experienced pretty strong frost in early April. At first, we did not know if it we were dealing with white or black frost," Technical Director Olivier Trégoat explained. Flowering in early June was uneventful. “We then saw 140mm in rain later in the month, double what is normal. Disease pressure was at its highest for ten days in July and higher than 2018. In biodynamics, obviously we have certain parameters we have to respect. We did 23 treatments instead of 12-15 that are more typical. Water deficit arrived later than we would like. Yields were about 20 hectoliters per hectare for the Merlot and 40 for the Franc.”
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In my 2019 report, I discussed how this Pomerol stalwart is now under the guidance of Olivier Trégoat and Juliette Couderc. They are clearly charting a new course, which should see L’Evangile become more consistent and challenge the Pomerol elite. “It was our first full vintage here and it was a big challenge. We had some frost on 6 and 7 April but without too much damage. We protected using candles. Just a few plots on sandy soils in the Taillefer area suffered and that usually goes into [Deuxième Vin] Blason de l’Evangile. In 2021, we learned many things in terms of logistics, managing the three fans, one that we share with La Conseillante. After, for a few weeks it was cool, so the growth cycle was late. The first 15 days of June was sunny and so flowering was good. Then the next 15 days were very rainy, and we received almost 140mm. At the end of June, we saw the first mildew. We are in the first vintage of organic certification, and so we sprayed more than 20 times, including over three weekends to use every window of opportunity, as there was some rot on bunches. If you missed a window, using copper, it is very difficult to catch up as it is a preventative not remedial treatment. Mid-July was very tricky, and we lost 15% of production. Véraison was long and mildew increased in the stems of the bunches. Then from 20 August to 15 September there was a hot and dry period and we succeeded, finally, to achieve ripened berries. These 25 days were crucial. It was the ignition. Then around 14 September there was 30mm of rain, but this did not affect the maturity. We started the picking on 21 September. We had some high malic levels, but we don’t worry about that because the analysis of the ripening period, 13.5% potential and pH of 3.6, was exactly what we wanted. We only chaptalised part of the Cabernet Franc. It is a young 17-year-old vineyard where the gravel soils were an advantage.”
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