Château L'Evangile 2023

It is through one of those mysteries of geology that, on this plateau, southeast of Pomerol, a curious accident brought to the surface a long streak of gravel, a rare earth upon which the vineyard rests. Château The Gospel. Its location is quite privileged: bordered to the north by the vineyards of Château Petrus, he is not separated from Cheval Blanc in Saint-Émilion, to the south, only by a secondary road. On 22 hectares, 43 plots evoke by their name their environment (Maison, Cuvier), their place name (Catusseau, Chantecaille, Jean Faure) or even their configuration (La Pointe). This vineyard area is based on three main terroir units. First, pelosols, characterized by swelling clays at the summit of the plateau. Then, soils with a gravelly-clay to gravelly-sandy texture. Finally, in the lower part of the appellation, predominantly sandy soils. The grape varieties planted in the L'Évangile vineyard give pride of place to Merlot (79%), complemented by Cabernet Franc (20%) and a little Cabernet Sauvignon (1%).