JAMES SUCKLING: "This is so floral and pure, showing crushed-grape character with some walnut and crunchy seeds. It's full-bodied, juicy and fresh. Purity of fruit. Juicy and long. 88% merlot and 12% cabernet franc."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 L'Evangile rolls effortlessly out of the glass with notions of mulberries, black raspberries and stewed red and black plums, plus suggestions of Indian spices, dusty soil and violets with a touch of iron ore. The medium to full-bodied palate possesses compelling freshness and a fine-grained texture to support the muscular black and red fruits, finishing long and earthy. This 2020 is a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc and has an alcohol of 14.5%." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown

DECANTER: "A little austere, this is more concentrated than some years of Blason, with Cabernet Sauvignon that was particularly small-berried and intense going in here rather than the first wine. It unquestionably adds a gorgeous twist of personality and spice, and this is an excellent wine, with layered but supple tannins as it opens in the glass. Drinking Window 2024 - 2032."

FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Reife dunkle Beerenfrucht, zart nach Pflaumen, Edelholz und Nougat, ein Hauch von Kardamom und Orangenzesten. Saftig, komplex, feine Süße, reife Waldbeerfrucht, präsente Tannine, mineralisch und gut anhaftend, reife Herzkirschen, aber auch etwas Gerbstoffbiss, im Nachhall würziger Rückgeschmack." - Peter Moser