Pomerol 2015

Producer history

The estate's roots trace to a mid-18th-century property known as Fazilleau, renamed L'Évangile by owner Isambert around the turn of the 19th century; Paul Chaperon purchased the already-renamed estate in 1862 and built its reputation, along with the château's Second Empire residence. Chaperon's descendants, the Ducasse family, held the property from around 1900 until 1990 — Louis Ducasse rebuilt the estate's standing after severe 1956 frost damage, and his widow Simone Ducasse continued the family's stewardship into the 1980s. In 1990, Simone Ducasse sold a majority stake to Baron Eric de Rothschild, with Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) acquiring the remaining shares in 1999 to bring full ownership under DBR, which has run the property since — with management entrusted to Juliette Couderc from 2020. The move to DBR ownership marked a clear step up in resourcing and selection rigor for a wine that was already regarded as one of Pomerol's most serious addresses.

Signature pairings

• Roast duck breast with red wine jus — Merlot-based Pomerol's plush dark fruit and refined tannin are a textbook match for duck's fat and richness, a pairing rooted in the wine's own regional cuisine.
• Beef Wellington — The dish's pastry richness and mushroom duxelles echo the wine's cocoa and graphite notes, while the tannin structure cuts through the buttery pastry.
• Thai massaman beef curry (แกงมัสมั่นเนื้อ) — Massaman's low chili heat and warm spice (cinnamon, cardamom) and slow-braised beef richness suit the wine's dark fruit and refined tannins better than most Thai dishes, which tend to clash with tannic reds; the heat is mild enough not to fight the tannin.