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23 Vintages of Château La Conseillante 1947-2011
Tasted May 2, 2017 by LWI with 893 views
Flight 1 (4 notes)
Red
1947 Château La Conseillante
88 points
TS fill. Prunes and earth, a hint of sweetness; a bit anonymous in the mouth, tannin still there, shortish, fresh. drinkable, but perhaps 30 years past its prime, at least in this bottle.
Red
1952 Château La Conseillante
94 points
A nuanced and west-bank like nose with old drawer and forest floor, still some fruit though; mellow and refined with still some tannin in the finish, linear, fresh, medium weight. Lovely bottle!
Red
1959 Château La Conseillante
92 points
Wonderful depth to the nose, spicy and warm, a hint of figs (suggesting oxidation); drier in the mouth than the nose suggested, surprisingly slim and tight, especially for a -59.
Flight 2 (4 notes)
Red
1975 Château La Conseillante
93 points
Dark berries, mint, something green, bonfire, actually quite complex nose; very -75 in the mouth: pronounced tannic finish, greenish, medium weight. Not a charmer, but interesting.
Red
1976 Château La Conseillante
91 points
mellow berries, a bit volatile, a hint of mature strawberries (as in aged Burgundy), a hint of smoke; surprisingly tannic, moderate length.
Red
1979 Château La Conseillante
flawed
A lot of discussion whether this was corked or just odd. After some hours in the glass the verdict was clear -- indeed corked.
Red
1975 Château Giscours
93 points
Ringer (not to me). Cassis and raspberries, cigar, refined, linear and complex, youthful -- also in color. Few could believe that this was from the 70's, although many pegged it as left-bank.
Flight 3 (3 notes)
Red
1982 Château La Conseillante
92 points
Surprisingly brownish and pale color; tobacco and forest floor, smoke, not the most generous nose; round, drying tannin, some complexity, a bit tough. Weak/atypical bottle.
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Red
1985 Château La Conseillante
91 points
Coffee and celery (!), smoke and black currants; rand and comforting in the mouth, good length, not very complex.
Flight 4 (3 notes)
Red
1988 Château La Conseillante
93 points
A hint of brett (I am not very sensitive), hint of green, but complex, stringent and refined, some bonfire; tight and 88-like but still some fruit hanging in there, good grip, long and fresh, a successful 88.
Red
1989 Château La Conseillante
95 points
Menthol, mature strawberries, feminine/Burgundian, somewhat complex; warm big mouth feel, long.
Red
1990 Château La Conseillante
96 points
A lot of fruit, some wood still; powerful and full bodied, moderate complexity, quite tannic. Powerful without being imposing.
Flight 5 (4 notes)
Red
1998 Château La Conseillante
93 points
Deep nose with black currants and blackberries, a hint of alcohol; meet, dark berries, long and structured, well balanced. Lovely and impressive bottle.
Red
2000 Château La Conseillante
95 points
Ash and a mix of black currents and blackberries, impressive - but restrained, some minerals, complex and deep wine.
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Red
2001 Château La Conseillante
93 points
Surprisingly warm smell for a 01, black currants, elegant and structured, well balanced. Very successful 01.
Flight 6 (3 notes)
Red
2004 Château La Conseillante
92 points
Dark ball of fruit, not unfolding all of its potential, ash, cinnamon (!)/muscat; high acid, tough in the mouth, not charming -- hold.
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Red
2006 Château La Conseillante
91 points
Floral, elegant, mint, blueberries; spice, good medium full wine.
Red
2011 Château La Conseillante
91 points
Elegant, true to the vintage, deep and pleasant, mellow, a bit short though, and some unpleasant rubber notes.
Flight 7 (3 notes)
Red
2005 Château La Conseillante
97 points
Ash, black currants, tight but already complex; very concentrated, tannic, well balanced, wonderful spine.
Red
2009 Château La Conseillante
92 points
Warmish, toffee (!), not very expressive, some ash, a hint of sweetness; not the most delineated, a little blurred edges.
Red
2010 Château La Conseillante
95 points
Warm, blueberries, approachable, wonderful; a gap between the warm fruit and the tannin.
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Flight 8 (3 notes)
Red
2013 Ridge Monte Bello
95 points
Plum, bonfire; some eucalyptus, primary, very good tannins, big extract but still refined, blueberries.
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Closing
The wines showed a fine blend between elegance and power, with increasing quality, especially from 2000 onward. Not easy to peg these as right-bank wines.