Château La Conseillante
Château La Conseillante, Pomerol, 2021
94/100
Inside Bordeaux
92-94/100
The Wine Independent
94/100
Vinous
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2021
3x75cl
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£574.81
2021
6x75cl
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£1,149.62
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2021
6x75cl
DP
£1,149.62
Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
We're big fans of Marielle Cazaux and really like the subtle change of style she's implemented at La Conseillante. However, we were not altogether convinced by the 2021. We may just have to give this the benefit of the doubt as most people we spoke to thought it was top drawer. Produced from 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc the bouquet offers hints of flowers, dark chocolate and blackberries. The velvety palate suggests plums and cherry blossom, but feels a little diffuse, finishing with some tannic dryness. A little ambiguous by recent high standards.
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Critic Reviews
94/100
Jane Anson,
Inside Bordeaux
Once again you see the subtle floral character of Pomerol in this vintage, and here is a classically balanced La Conseillante. Need to give it a bit of time in the glass to get the creamy mid-palate, but the structure is not closing in on itself as the bigger vintages do at this stage, so you see the silky tannins and fresh acidities. Draws out through the palate, clear salinity on the finish that maintains grip and lift, gentle spice on the finish, white pepper and clove, a very pretty wine, should be ready to drink in three or four years and for 15 years to come. Director Marielle Cazeaux. Michel Rolland consultant. Harvest September 28 to October 12, 39hl/h yield, 70% new oak with 3% amphora and 3.5% press wine. Simple 150th anniversary engraving on the bottle, but the label the same as ever.
drinking window 2027 - 2041
date of review 03/2024
94/100
Neal Martin,
Vinous
The 2021 La Conseillante, which was bottled at the beginning of June 2023, has a very clean and precise bouquet—predominantly red fruit, iris flower, hints of oyster shell and a distant scent of black truffle, all very focused. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, fresh and demonstrating notable depth. There remains a patina of oak to be subsumed (75% new with 3% in amphora) with flecks of dark chocolate emerging toward the composed finish. This is one Pomerol that will benefit from some bottle-aging, and I notice more pixelation emerging with time in bottle—a classically styled La Conseillante. 13.3% alcohol
drinking window 2027 - 2060
date of review 02/2024
92-94/100
Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
The Wine Independent
The 2021 La Conseillante is a blend of 85% Merlot, harvested from 28 September to 1 October, and 15% Cabernet Franc, harvested from 6 to 12 October, with a yield of 39 hl/ha. It is aging 70% in new oak and 3% in amphora. Deep garnet-purple color, it strides confidently out of the glass with notes of fresh blackberries, ripe raspberries, cracked black pepper, and lavender, plus vibrant accents of roses, cinnamon stick, and pencil shavings, Medium-bodied, the palate is soft and quivering with tension, delivering a vibrant core of bright red fruit and subtle spicy sparks, leading to a long minerally finish. pH 3.6.
drinking window 2027 - 2039
date of review 05/2022
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