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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.4 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 164 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by ShadowIII on 4/22/2024 & rated 94 points: Tasted blind, dark ruby, currants, cassis, tobacco, graphite, moderate tannins, long finish (193 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 3/10/2024 & rated 96 points: Drank last nite at Wm Farmer & Sons in Hudson with fam & Zoe. Decanted at the table, though could easily have used more time in the decanter as the wine improved noticeably in the glass over dinner. Dark purple color, no noticeable signs of age. Wonderful nose of black fruit, tobacco, pencil shavings & mushrooms/moist earth. Medium body, silky smooth with notes of blueberries, plums, tobacco, with a hint of chocolate. Perfect acidity level offsets the lushness of the flavors just right. Finesse combined with very high level complexity and balance. Just a great bottle of wine, still shining and still exuding youthful exuberance at 24 years of age, with plenty of time yet ahead. My only wish, alas, is that I had more than 1 bottle remaining in the cellar. Classic aged Pomerol! (721 views) | | | Tasted by Kemo Sabe on 3/9/2024 & rated 95 points: Just a killer bottle of wine. Opened and decanted for an hour and drank over the next 2 hours. Dark purple color. Nose of violets, blueberries, pencil lead, tobacco. On the palate this is still fairly primary and just beginning to add layers of complexity. Texture is amazing silky and soft yet the wine has tons of power and finesse. Absolutely no rush to drink as this wine is still on the way up. (655 views) | | | Tasted by Shugs_Claret on 2/9/2024 & rated 93 points: No decant but followed for 24 hours. Opulent nose, effusive of black and blue fruit, violets and sandalwood. Palate is more modern on day 1 but evolves to a more classic bent on day 2. Elegant dark fruit, a tertiary note of chocolate. Velvety tannins on day 1, not as appreciable by day 2 (though still present). Never really noticed the oak either day. Both days really good but in different ways. Prefer the early maturity palate/structure after opening. (811 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 1/23/2024: Right Bank Bordeaux Tasting: Tasted single blind. Young, ripe, touch of prune, plush, fruit is more on the reddish side than black or blue. Tasted older than wine #2. (966 views) | | | Tasted by dbg on 1/12/2024: Pop and pour, drunk over 2 days. Great nose right out of the gate, with cassis, red and darker berries, moist earth, then some mushroom/truffle come out after about an hour. Full body. Silky palate feel, good balance, no over-ripe character or alcoholic heat, subtle oak more integrated than a few years ago, lush ripe fruit, very concentrated, long finish, no real tertiary complexity yet. Excellent now, better in 5-10 years. (1093 views) | | | Tasted by Gen NY on 12/27/2023 & rated 94 points: I like this very much. I was not really aware that Pomerol could transform into something so delicate and nuanced after 20+ years of proper cellarage.
This wine has a beautiful and delicate nose of blueberry, earth, forest floor. The taste is a nice ride that includes blueberry, orange peel, earth and brambles and a smooth finish. This reminded me of very good Burgundy or Barolo in the way it was high toned and delicate. This wine will last a decade or more but is drinking perfectly right now. (831 views) | | | Tasted by 1550 on 12/25/2023 & rated 80 points: I don’t usually write reviews. I understand wines can disappoint for so many reasons. That’s part of the game we are all playing in buying Bordeaux futures or any wine, for that matter. We all paid a ridiculous amount of money for this wine. It has a marvelous pedigree. This wine has been impeccably cellared since I received it on release.
But here we are, 23 years on, with the most mundane wine. It could be mistaken for a $30 California cab from Central Valley. Yes, upon opening it was exciting, complex nose, decent length although very soft tannins and mature fruit. One decanted hour later, totally dead. The wine showed nothing. Wine Cellar is showing this wine as drinkable far into the future. Not possible. Consume ASAP, or at least consume immediately upon opening. (835 views) | | | Tasted by iBurg1229 on 11/24/2023 & rated 94 points: 13.5% ABV. Medium garnet appearance. Double decanted and consumed over two days. I recommend at least 1-2 hours in decanter.
Notes of blueberries, cassis, black plum, violets, dark chocolate, tobacco, soy sauce, hint of meat. Nice acidity. Tannins are grainy but still some grip. Medium density. Decent length of finish but falls a bit shorter than expectations.
This is at a good juncture of its life where there is an even balance of primary, secondary, and tertiary notes. Complex and elegant. The fruit is nicely extracted. However, this is missing the depth, length and ‘electricity’ to make it a true home run. Looking forward to revisiting in the future. (1039 views) | | | Tasted by Jd6725 on 11/16/2023 & rated 95 points: A very good, slightly ripe and hedonistic bottle. The table was torn on whether this or the 2000 VCC was better. Very different wines. I couldn't decide myself as I very much enjoyed them both. The spices and fruit on this were wonderful. It makes me wonder if this might turn out to be similar to the 1990. I've had both better and worse bottles of this so I'm curious to see how the others turn out. (752 views) | | | Tasted by sirpat00 on 10/2/2023 & rated 92 points: 20-vintage La Conseillante vertical (Fribourg): Part of a 20 vintage vertical (key takeaways in the tasting story). A nice combo of dark and red cherry fruit. Tobacco and leathery aromas. Slightly cooked fruit maybe here and there. Elements of floral notes and herbs, but not much precision here. The palate was juicy but felt heavy with slightly coarse tannin. Had this a couple of years ago. Consistent notes on the fruit. (1272 views) | | | Tasted by Cailles on 10/2/2023 & rated 84 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: This was not a good bottle. Yes, the 2000 has more substance than many other vintages but in my opinion, they overdid it: The quite ripe fruit is already drying out and what remains is pure, unintegrated oak. In addition, there were some soy sauce/oxidation notes sneaking into the bouquet – along some alcohol notes. I’ve had this twice over the past 3 years (rated 90 & 92pts) and while it was never truly outstanding, it was certainly better than this. 84
Decanting: The bottle was opened a few hours before consumption but not decanted. Not sure if a long decant would have helped here. (1704 views) | | | Tasted by Collector1855 on 9/29/2023 & rated 93 points: Chateau La Conseillante 1947-2020 tasted blind: Ripe nose with toasty elements and dark fruit. Starts nice on the palate entry but then shows alcoholic on the finish. (1891 views) | | | Tasted by SWHighlander on 7/10/2023 & rated 95 points: Decanted a double magnum for 3 hours. Great wine drinking beautifully in its window. This is a what Bordeaux should be, not a Parker bomb, but a mix of red and black fruit with moderate-plus tannins and acid. The deep ruby red is fading to garnet rust on the edges of the glass now, and the flavors of tobacco, leather, forest floor are well integrated with them. Long finish. (1677 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 6/24/2023 & rated 95 points: Drank last nite with the Ancram boyz at Champetre. Decanted for appx an hour at the table, but could've used more time (note to self for next time--2 hrs minimum). I bought a case of this beauty long ago and only have a few remaining. Expressive nose of coffee, espresso, chocolate and cedar. Medium body, still with copious black and blue fruit, notes of chocolate and espresso, as well as earth and some mushroom. Complexity abounds with this silky smooth, elegant and delicate Pomerol. Wonderful, elegant mouthfeel and a lovely finish that lingers long after swallowing. Just a delicious wine that seems to continually evolve and improve. Love this wine! (1462 views) | | | Tasted by AndrewSGHall on 5/4/2023: Definite uptick from the Xmas '21 bottle - rounder, plusher. Mushroom-log element integrated beautifully into the fruit and earthier elements were pushed into the structure. Dug it. (1718 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 4/29/2023 & rated 94 points: Popped n' poured last nite at Copake. Didn't decant, but should have. Very aromatic nose of cedar and coffee. Medium body, black and blue fruit with cigarbox and tobacco, and some mocha notes. Tannins mostly resolved, excellent length. Creamy, smooth and elegant as always. Fruit not as vibrant as I recall, but that could be due to not decanting. Lovely mature right banker that's drinking well. No rush to drink but not likely to get any better than it is currently. (1556 views) | | | Tasted by oxwombat on 4/22/2023 & rated 93 points: Opened in Hong Kong. Decanted and enoyed over dinner with friends.
Beautiful bottle - and as the host himself said, I believe that this wine has just turned a corner and is in a good place right now with some air. Best Bordeaux of the night and very enjoyable, with a lovely mix of black/red fruits coming through backed by big structure and acidity.
Will keep for a long time and may continue to improve, but in a great spot right now and wouldn't hesitate to enjoy if you have a few. (2049 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 3/21/2023 & rated 97 points: Heavenly - even from 3L, which I would have assumed to be quite reserved based on experiences in 750 a few years ago. Nonetheless, this was sublime, offering loads of blueberries, fresh and preserved, bitter dark chocolate, mineral, and espresso with a tiny potpourri accent building with air. Beautiful weight in the mouth with cool fruit and a lingering finish. Tasted blind, a friend noted 2000 Pomerol and I was able to help by offering La Conseillante specifically. Characterful, complete, and just coming into maturity, there’s a lot to love here. (2993 views) | | | Tasted by englishman's claret on 2/15/2023 & rated 96 points: This bottle of 00 La Conseillante shows really well now - much better than a very taciturn example in March 2022. Here’s there’s beautiful, sweet blue and black fruit, violet, and a little bit of ground coffee and ganache. Layered, unfolding beautifully. This has an attractive roundness and plushness, but it exhibits a beautiful poise as well. A winner. (2967 views) | | | Tasted by Fuel55 on 2/4/2023 & rated 94 points: Decanted 90 minutes - still a little closed - lots of cedar on the nose, a touch smoky on the palate. Very very long finish. Left it another 90 minutes. This is a very seductive wine. Touches of truffle, blueberry and smoke. But it didn't really open up much over the next two hours. Delicious for sure, but I feel like this bottle could have given more. (1571 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 11/17/2022 & rated 93 points: Last tasted 2 years ago, this has continued to evolve, but it does need at least 3 hours in the decanter and time in the glass to come alive. The nose is delicate but aromatic with blackcurrant, blueberry, graphite and violet with liquorice notes on the palate. The palate and finish are very restrained and unusually delicate for a Pomerol. At present I do prefer the 2001, but it will be interesting to see how the wine fares with secondary development. However, that said, it is a great wine in a legendary vintage. I actually think this bottle was a little tainted and can perform more highly. (2445 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 10/20/2022 & rated 94 points: Stevie W supplied for our CKH dinner this past week. I've had this wine many times since I purchased a case as a future, and have always loved this wine and particularly this vintage. This wine remains at peak level IMO. Dark inky color showing no signs of age. Extremely aromatic nose that continually evolved in the glass: tobacco, earth, coffee, violets, with some aroma of black tea. Medium bodied, silky smooth tannins, very round, full mouth feel. Sweet plums continue to dominate, but also some licorice, blackberries & black currant, intermixed beautifully with a wonderful earthiness. Lots of chocolate/mocha here too. There is still plenty of black fruit here, and it is perfectly extracted. This is a complex, elegant & still a somewhat opulent wine, with all its varied elements wonderfully integrated. The very high percentage of merlot in this blend is very obvious--a good thing here, but the cab franc also does its job, lending the wine a sense of mild spiciness & an herbal/earthy quality. Currently remains in a good place, and likely will continue as such for another few years. (So good, even SW's cellar couldn't dent its quality, lol). Decant if you like. (2232 views) | | | Tasted by Jd6725 on 9/30/2022 & rated 92 points: Possibly a flawed bottle. Seemed a tad stewy after a decant. Very different than the other two times I've had this where it's been amazing. But still showed some good stuff early. Big and richer than usual. (1822 views) | | | Tasted by Andyrodriguez87 on 8/5/2022 & rated 96 points: This needed 3-4 hours in the decanter to reveal really pretty, lifted, somewhat floral aromatics intermixed with wafts of ripe blue fruits, truffle and slate. On the palate the wine was very clean and precise, showing a very balanced intermix of ripe blue fruit and acid, great lift and a pleasantly long finish! Tannins were very supple and well integrated but no real secondary development was happening on aromatics or on the palate yet. This wine was the ying to the 2000 Hosanna’s Yang we had a few weeks ago! This was much more delicate, precise and less statured (in a good way). The wine has enough concentration to continue to develop positively although it is certainly at a great point to drink. If this had some secondary development going on, it would be REALLY singing but I don’t know that it has the staying power to keep its fruit but also develop secondary characteristics. It may, but not 100% sure yet! I say keep monitoring, enjoy it now with a good decant or hold 3-5 years and check if some secondary development has set in! (2622 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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| Château La Conseillante Producer website - Read more about Chateau La Conseillante2000 Château La Conseillante
- Soil: 60% grey clay and 40% sandy gravel, resting on red (iron) clay
- Varietals: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
- Pruning: Double Guyot
- Planting density: 6,500 vines per hectare on average
- Yield: 3,500 to 4,000 litres per hectare
- Average age of vines: 34 years
- Winemaking process: pre-fermentary cold-maceration for 2 to 5 days, vatted for 3 to 4 weeks
- Vats: 22 epoxy coated concrete tanks, fully temperature-controlled
- Selection: vertical wine press and separate ageing of press wines
- Aging: 18 months in 50% to 80% new, French oak
- Racking: air pressure every 3 months
- Fining: 2 to 3 fresh egg whites per barrelRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
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"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?Pomerol Wikipedia | French wine guide - Read about Pomerol |
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