1947 Château La Conseillante

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  10/2/2023 - Cailles wrote: 92 Points

  20 Vintages of La Conseillante (1947-2020): All wines tasted blind. I have had many beautiful Conseillantes in the past, but in this tasting the wines did not shine as expected. A few thoughts: A) Conseillante is a seductive, sensual wine, not unlike more Bordeaux-esque Napa Valley wines. In fact, it reminded me a lot of Opus One, with the blue and black forest berry aromas found in almost every vintage. B) The fruit is ripe, but never too ripe. But only in the cooler years (and 2020) is the fruit perfectly pure and fresh. C) Even in the newer vintages, the (luxurious) oak notes are still present and will need some time to be fully absorbed. D) My biggest problem (and the group had the same one) was that almost all of the newer vintages showed alcohol notes that weren't noticeable en primeur or in the Arrivage tastings (and the wines were served at a perfect temperature or rather a little too cold). E) There were some beautiful wines, complex and seductive, but La Conseillante is not a wine for classic Bordeaux or Left Bank lovers. Conseillante is the hot one-night stand, not the elegant and intellectually appealing wine I want to drink every day. F) The best wine was the 2020 (96pts, the only score above 95pts), confirming my impression that it is a better, less ripe Bordeaux vintage than 2019.
  
  TN: Infinity complexity on the nose: loads of dried fruit, malty notes, some coffee, dried herbs, Ricola candy, some mushroom aromas. The power, substance and hot summer of 1947 is fully on display. On the palate there is lots of cola notes, dried herbs, malty notes, dried fruit. Much less interesting. While this bottle was past its prime, it was intellectually quite appealing. The others didn’t even try it but I kept my glass for some time and the wine got cleaner and better by the minute. Would have been interesting to follow it for even longer. 92 for the intriguing nose.
  
  Decanting: The bottle was opened a few hours before consumption but not decanted. This particular bottle could have used quite some air.

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  9/29/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: flawed

  Chateau La Conseillante 1947-2020 tasted blind: oxidized

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  5/2/2017 - LWI wrote: 88 Points

  23 Vintages of Château La Conseillante 1947-2011: 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.

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  12/25/2014 - Peech Likes this wine: 93 Points

  opened 3 hours prior to serving from bottle. even more grassy and green than the Canon. Some sweet fruit here, but a little leaner. A little bit of savory soy sauce in the nose

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  12/25/2014 - Lord Rayas wrote: 88 Points

  PP's MNSC (HK Club): overwhelming graphite and brett. past its time sadly.

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