2019 L'Evangile

83.5% Merlot , 16% Cabernet Franc, 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon

This year, our young vineyard withstood the heat of early summer better than last year. The stem water potentials never fell below 1.4, even during the peaks of the heat wave. We prayed for rain and our wishes were granted on July 26th : 26 millimetres. Ripening then went well in August and it was only on the eve of the harvest that the constraints became severe again.
We needed to start picking without delay. We were at work from September 13th for our youngest vines before starting on our Merlots from the plateau in order to maintain balance. The loyal and efficient little troupe of pickers worked tirelessly, and the vat room has never been so full. This year we were again charmed by the Cabernets Francs, which improve as our young vines grow in age. The rains from 22nd to 27th September helped us to perfect the ripening of these grapes. We harvested our first plot of Cabernet Sauvignon with results that exceeded our expectations and make us believe in the merits of this grape variety for the future of our terroirs on the right bank.