Château L'Évangile

The year started early with some threats of frost that did not significantly impact the growth cycle. The spring was then rather wet with periods of heavy rain until mid-June, enabling the vines to maintain steady growth. However, one of the vintage’s defining characteristics was the intense dryness over the summer months, fortunately punctuated by a stormy spell from 12 to 16 August which brought 35 mm of rain and helped the véraison, when the grapes start ripening. The hot weather during the harvest period meant that we could pick our grapes early, in excellent health and with optimum phenolic maturity. Heat waves on 4 and 12-16 September led to the harvesting of all the plots in this narrow window, resulting in excellent, uniform quality.