1992 Château La Conseillante

Community Tasting Notes (6) Median Score: 89 points

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  11/2/2023 - ME_DOC Likes this wine: 91 Points

  No change to my TN from 2022. The bottle was perfectly stored over the years and the cork quite perfect with 2/3 soacked in. Nice 1992, of course not comparable to the new vintages right now but a nice and smooth, terroir driven old school pomerol experience from an off year..

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  10/2/2023 - sirpat00 wrote: 80 Points

  20-vintage La Conseillante vertical (Fribourg): Part of a 20 vintage vertical (key takeaways in the tasting story). Beef juice mostly. There was still some caramel (what?), smoke, leather and tobacco - but barely alive. The palate showed slightly better, hence not quite flawed yet.

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  10/2/2023 - Cailles wrote: 80 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: Not much on the nose. Not much on the palate. No fruit left, some oxidation notes. Harsh tannins, too high acidity, not much substance.

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  9/29/2023 - Collector1855 wrote: flawed

  Chateau La Conseillante 1947-2020 tasted blind: Unfortunately oxidative, Maggi beef stock notes (lovage herb). Not rated

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  4/26/2022 - ME_DOC Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very high quality cork. PNP.
  I knew it was risky to buy a 30 year old wine in an off year but my dealer said this was stored very very well all the time so i gave this a try..
  Of course this is a brick red wine but with so much terroir reflecting right now. Cedar, cigarbox and some truffles and earthy notes mixed up with this Pomerol mystery. The tannins are so smooth with a silky touch. Really enjoyed this one. Far above expectations. Drink up...

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