2024 La Conseillante
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Tasting Notes
The 2024 Ch. la Conseillante contains a slightly higher proportion of Cabernet Franc than normal (20%), with their entire production of Cabernet Franc making it into the Grand Vin this year. It offers a deep and expressive nose, full of ripe, dark berries and floral notes of lilac and violet. On the palate, you are immediately struck by the tension and concentration of the wine, with its energy oscillating around a core of red crunchy fruit. The acidity is beautifully managed, balanced by round, ripe tannins and a concentrated core. The finish is long, elegant and pure. Aged in 70% new oak, with a pH of 3.57 and 13.37% alcohol, yield of 22hl/ha. Blend: 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
More reviews and scores
The 2024 La Conseillante is one of the wines of the vintage this year, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries and violets mingled with hints of pipe tobacco, vine smoke and spices. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with beautifully refined, integrated tannins, impressive intensity of flavor and a long, penetrating finish, this suave, sensual Pomerol represents the quintessential Conseillante. It's a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that produced 22 hectoliters per hectare after extensive sorting.
Dark cherry in colour, vivid, the fruits have beautiful clarity on the aromatics and the opening notes, and density through the palate. Velvety texture with lift, cocoa bean, espresso, damson, excellent quality. Michel Rolland consultant., 100% new oak, 85% of production in La Conseillante. One of the success stories in Pomerol. Harvest 20 September to 4 October, 30hl/ha when it came in from the vineyard, 22hl/h after density sorting. 3.57ph,
The 2024 La Conseillante is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. Vertical and explosive, with spectacular depth, the 2024 is an eye-opening wine, with regard to both the potential of the property and the vintage. In 2024, La Conseillante separates itself from the pack by a wide margin. It may ultimately not merit the very highest of scores, but it will almost certainly come close. Dark blue fruit, violet, spice, new leather, menthol and licorice stain the palate all the way through the creamy finish. Conseillante is a very serious wine. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux made all the right choices in a very challenging year in which yields were reduced by 50% in the field and then through strict selection in the cellar. Tasted two times.
About the producer
Château la Conseillante was built in 1750 and named after the proprietor, Libourne business woman Catherine Conseillan. The reputation of the wines quickly grew and her wines became some of the most expensive in the region.