Wine Advocate
byRobert Parkerthe2/28/1997
One of Bordeaux's most compellingly seductive wines, La Conseillante's early charm can lead tasters to believe that the wine will not age. However, top vintages of La Conseillante can age for two decades, but they are often drunk immediately after bottling because of their expressive aromatics, velvety texture, and delicious fruit. La Conseillante's 1995 is dark ruby-colored with purple hues. It offers up a sweet, smoky, toasty, raspberry, cherry liqueur-scented nose that is impossible to resist. This medium-bodied, beautifully crafted, pure, ripe, generously-endowed wine possesses some tannin, but its flamboyant fruit and aromatics suggest early maturity, as well as 10-15 years of cellaring potential. It falls just short of being an outstanding effort for this chateau.