Château La Conseillante, Pomerol
    Château La Conseillante

    Château La Conseillante, Pomerol, 2023

    97/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    97-99/100
    The Wine Independent
    96-98/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    En primeur
    1. 2023

      6x75cl

      EP

      £894.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    Marielle Cazaux and consultant oenologist Thomas Duclos have backed up their superb 2022 with one of the best La Conseillantes we can recall tasting from barrel. Typically velure and generous, but somehow brighter and more vivid, the 2023 reveals aromas of dried raspberries, crushed stones, minerals, violets and sandalwood. Layered and complex, this elegant and silky textured Pomerol glides across the palate with waves of supple, hedgerow fruit, cool spice and crushed gravel. There's real depth here with lots of layers supported by silky tannins laced with bright berries. This is a suave, vibrant and expressive Conseillante packed with fragrant fruits and a long, lingering, detailed finish. Gorgeous. A blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc, 30% aged in amphorae.

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    Critic Reviews

    97-99/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 La Conseillante pounces from the glass with playful scents of Morello cherries, wild blueberries, and juicy plums leading to fragrant suggestions of violets, dark chocolate, rosebud tea, and star anise. The medium-bodied palate is wonderfully elegant and graceful, with super-sleek kitten-soft tannins and spectacular tension that delivers an electric feel, although the finish purrs. 85% of this year's crop went in to the First Wine, a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc with pH 3.68.
    drinking window 2030 - 2060
    date of review 05/2024
    97/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    A punch of floral aromatics sets the scene for this gorgeous wine, and this is a brillant La Conseillante with textured powerful depths to the blueberry and blackberry fruit, laced with cocoa bean and espresso, and a fame of juicy tannins on the giving structure and lift. Easily among the most successful wines of Pomerol in the vintage. Started picking September 7 and finished October 2. 3.6ph. 3% of amphora, 43hl/h yield. 70% aged in new oak. Marielle Cazeaux director.
    drinking window 2030 - 2046
    date of review 05/2024
    96-98/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2023 La Conseillante was picked from September 7, with the final Cabernet Franc brought in on October 2 at 43hL/ha. There were just six days of picking over 3.5 weeks. Matured in 70% new oak, it has a very well-defined bouquet with black cherries, wild strawberries, touches of violet and a hint of crushed stone. The palate is medium-bodied with a captivating, edgy opening. Just slightly granular in texture thanks to the tannin structure, it’s very harmonious and poised, with a sophisticated, mineral-driven finish. This is an exceptional La Conseillante from Marielle Cazaux and her team. It will rank alongside the 2022 even if it is very different stylistically.
    drinking window 2028 - 2042
    date of review 04/2024

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pomerol
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet Franc
    abv:
    13.5%

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