Château La Conseillante

Decanter.com

94 / 100

par Jane Anson le 01/12/2017

1995 was a warm year and the ripe fruits, with notes of fig and prune, come through strongly on the nose. The palate showcases soft truffles, gentle tobacco and some mushroom notes alongside the ripe fruit. You can feel the warm embrace of those Pomerol tannins, tugging rather than dragging you through the palate. It's softened so beautifully that it's fully in its drinking window and should be enjoyed now, although it won't dip for at least another decade.

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/09/1998

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. Last tasted 11/97

Wine Advocate

89 / 100

par Robert Parker le 28/02/1998

It is tempting to give this wine an outstanding score because of its seductiveness. However, I do not think it possesses quite the level of extract and concentration to merit an exceptional rating. Nevertheless, it is an extremely pleasing style of claret. The deep ruby color is followed by an open-knit, black cherry, raspberry, and smoky, roasted herb-scented nose. There is round, lush, ripe fruit, medium body, exceptional elegance and purity, and a soft, velvety-textured finish. Think of it as liquid charm and silk. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2014.

Wine Spectator

94 / 100

par James Suckling le 31/01/1998

Fab red. Aromatic and elegant, with lovely violet, floral and fruity aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins. Ripe fruit aftertaste has a hint of dark chocolate. Best after 2000.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 28/02/1997

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.

Wine Advocate

87-90 / 100

par Robert Parker le 30/04/1996

The 1995 exhibits a deep, dark ruby color, a ripe, smoky nose of minerals and black-raspberries and cherries. With its Burgundian-like (Richebourg?) nose, sweet, round flavors, excellent concentration, low acidity, and no hard edges to be found, this will make another tantalizing, silky-textured La Conseillante for drinking during its first decade of life. Beware of anyone who compares it with the exquisite 1990 and 1989.