2018 Chateau la Conseillante Pomerol (6 x Bottle)
The 2018 La Conseillante is a regal and utterly exquisite Pomerol from the very first taste. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team turned out a jewel of a wine. Silky tannins and lifted, precise aromatics make a strong first impression. Inky dark fruit, pain grillé, lavender, spice, menthol and a kiss of new French oak all flesh out over time. More than anything else, what comes through is the new emphasis at La Conseillante on freshness and verve. The 2018 is a Pomerol of tremendous precision. It is, in a word: dynamite!
2018 Chateau la Conseillante Pomerol (6 x Bottle)
The 2018 La Conseillante is a regal and utterly exquisite Pomerol from the very first taste. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team turned out a jewel of a wine. Silky tannins and lifted, precise aromatics make a strong first impression. Inky dark fruit, pain grillé, lavender, spice, menthol and a kiss of new French oak all flesh out over time. More than anything else, what comes through is the new emphasis at La Conseillante on freshness and verve. The 2018 is a Pomerol of tremendous precision. It is, in a word: dynamite!
| Producer | Chateau La Conseillante |
|---|---|
| Sub-Region | Pomerol |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Country | France |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Colour | Red |
| ABV | 13.00% |
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Inside Bordeaux
On the borders of St Emilion, this estate regularly provides a masterclass in how to finesse a vintage, even one where conditions were as hot as 2018. The black cherry and blackberry fruits are generous, full of juice and edged by spring flowers. The gourmet side of Pomerol is found in abundance, with truffle, grilled vanilla, cinammon, violets, peonies. 70% new oak. Marielle Cazeaux director and winemaker since 2015, Michel Rolland consultant.
96 Points / Drinking 2026 - 2044
By Jane Anson / October 2021
Inside Bordeaux
Knitted-down fruits and muscular tannins that are rippled through with juice and salinity. As it opens the palate is flooded with redcurrant, raspberry, white pepper and truffle spice and you get incredible richness coupled floral aromatics, a push and pull between concentration and finesse. 70% new oak, 27% one year barrels with the introduction of 3% amphora from this vintage (no stems used during winemaking at La Conseillante). 32.5hl/h yield after mildew – this is the year that they gave up on organic conversion in order to carry out just one treatment that they felt was essential. Harvest September 19 to October 4.
96 Points / Drinking 2028 - 2046
By Jane Anson / November 2021
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The 2018 La Conseillante is a blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc, with a 3.65 pH and 14% alcohol. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare; Merlot was harvested September 19 to October 1, and Cabernet Franc was harvested on October 4. Very deep purple-black colored, it comes charging out of the gate with energetic notes of wild blueberries, chocolate-covered cherries and warm black plums plus hints of lilacs, damp soil, cardamom and cloves with gentle wafts of cast iron pan and fragrant earth. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the mouth with elegant black fruit and earthy layers, framed by soft, velvety tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
96-98+ Points
By Lisa Perrotti-Brown / April 2019
Vinous
The 2018 La Conseillante is magnificent. A wine of real vertical lift and explosiveness, the 2018 is distinguished by its spine of energy, freshness and purity of fruit. Inky blue/purplish berry fruit, mocha, lavender spice and mint develop in the glass, but it is the wine’s overall sense of harmony that truly stands out. The 2018 showed tremendous vibrancy and vitality, with superb mid-palate richness and phenomenal balance all three times I tasted it. It is without question one of the wines of the vintage. The blend is 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc. This is the first vintage that includes a touch of wine aged in amphora, just 3%. Don’t miss it!
95-98 Points
By Antonio Galloni / April 2019
Vinous
The 2018 La Conseillante was picked from 19 September to 1 October for the Merlot, the Cabernet Franc on 4 October, at 32hL/ha. It has the highest IPT recorded at the property. Tasting the final blend that Marielle Cazaux assembled in June, it is adorned with a gorgeous bouquet of copious black cherries, cassis, crushed violets and mineral aromas. It is supremely well focused and delineated. The palate is powerful for sure with almost burly tannins that lacquer the mouth. There is great depth here, with very expressive Cabernet Franc towards the slightly tertiary finish. This is a long-term prospect so don’t be afraid to cellar it for several years.
95-97 Points / Drinking 2024 - 2050
By Neal Martin / November 2019
Vinous
The 2018 La Conseillante was given a two-hour decant and then monitored over the following 12 hours. What a stupendous Pomerol! It has a bravura nose that immediately seduces the olfactory senses, delivering a cornucopia of black cherries, cassis, crushed violets and iris. Such intensity here, and then it blossoms, accentuating its floral component while retaining the DNA of Pomerol. The palate is exquisitely balanced with fine tannins that frame the pure black cherry and strawberry fruit. But it is the texture and the harmony of this La Conseillante that knocks you sideways, that tertiary finish that I noticed out of barrel gone, replaced by satin-textured, almost citrus-fresh fruit. Marielle Cazaux and her team have overseen a brilliant La Conseillante.
97 Points / Drinking 2024 - 2050
By Neal Martin / March 2021