2015 La Conseillante
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Tasting Notes
A spectacularly balanced wine, which despite the power of the vintage retains a vibrant acidity and herbal freshness among notes of smoke and strawberries.
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James Suckling
Wine Spectator
More reviews and scores
This is the most powerful La Conseillante I have tasted with lots of muscle and intensity. Full and savory. Chewy. Agile and formed. Beautiful ripe fruit in the center palate. This is a little pushed to the limit like the great Conseillants of the 1960s and 1970s. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com
Lush notes of dark fig, boysenberry and blackberry pâte de fruit glide over ample but velvety tannins, with suave black tea and ganache accents. This is long and should be gorgeous when finished. Mar 2016, James Molesworth, www.WineSpectator.com
There’s less of a gap in quality between the Grand Vin and the second wine (Duo) in 2015, partly because the latter is so good, but also because this is just a little OTT. Serious, tannic and quite extracted with a hint of jammyness on the finish. Needs a polish in barrel. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2022-2030
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About the producer
Château la Conseillante was built in 1750 and named after the proprietor, Libourne business woman Catherine Conseillan. The reputation of the wines quickly grew and her wines became some of the most expensive in the region.