Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol AOC - Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)

With the Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol, a first-class red wine finds its way into the swirled glass. It offers a wonderfully bright, purple-red color. Held at a slight angle, the Bordeaux glass reveals a charming garnet-red hue at the rims. When swirling the glass, one can perceive a perfect balance in this red wine, as it does not appear watery, nor syrupy or liqueur-like on the sides of the glass. Poured into a Bordeaux glass, this Old World red wine offers wonderfully expressive aromas of black cherry, morello cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant, rounded off by notes of fireplace wood, dark rye bread and smoked meat contributed by the barrel aging.

On the palate, Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol from Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) opens pleasantly aromatic, fruit-driven and balanced. On the palate, the texture of this well-balanced red wine is wonderfully dense. The finish of this well age-worthy red wine from the Bordeaux wine-growing region ultimately delights with a remarkable length.

Vinification of the Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol from Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)

The basis for the first-class and wonderfully balanced cuvée Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol from Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) consists of Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes. Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this French wine exudes an exceptional European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. The berries for this red wine from France are harvested exclusively by hand when they are perfectly ripe. After hand-picking, the grapes are quickly brought to the winery, where they are selected and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in small wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. After the fermentation has ended, Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol is aged for several months in French oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol from Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)

This French red wine is best enjoyed at a tempered 15 - 18°C. It is perfectly suited as an accompanying wine to ossobuco, lamb ragout with chickpeas and dried figs, or boiled veal topside with beans and tomatoes.

Awards for the Chateau L'Evangile Pomerol from Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)

In addition to its reputation as an icon wine, this red wine from Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) can also boast awards and top ratings beyond 90 points. Specifically, for the 2013 vintage:

• Wine Spectator - 92 points

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