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  • Country ranking ?

    722
  • Producer ranking ?

    16
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    Now
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

The name “La Conseillante” appeared in the middle of the 18th century, when the influential Catherine Conseillan, who owned the property, decided to endow the estate with her name.

In 1871, the Nicolas family acquired La Conseillante, whose surface area (12 hectares – 30 acres) and plots have not evolved since, enabling the estate to hold on to its exceptional qualities. In 1960, Louis Nicolas’ heirs formed the Société Civile des Héritiers ...

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Vintage 1945

The best vintage in the world – 1947 or 1945? Tastingbook has tasted all the best wines from these two great vintages.

If wine producers from different regions were asked to name the best vintages in their wine history, most would name 1947 or 1945 as one of the greats. If we then compared them, there would probably only be one vintage that most, if not all, producers had named on the list – 1947.

We wanted to test this theory and we tas...

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Tasting note

ending

Long and Flavorful

nose

Mature, Generous and Tempting

recommend

Yes

taste

Warming, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Multi-dimensional, Medium-bodied, Dry and Drying tannins

Verdict

Oxidised

Written Notes

The 1945 La Conseillante is a vintage that I am fortunate to have drunk once before, and trust me when I say that it ranks as one of the finest Pomerols of that victory year. It has a divine bouquet, understated at first but blossoming with aeration, brambly black fruit mingling with briary, fresh loamy scents and hints of sandalwood. The palate is exquisitely balanced and so refined, tiptoeing on a perfect line of acidity and supported by its filigreed tannins. Cohesive and velvety-smooth, it audaciously improves with aeration over the course of 20 minutes and ultimately achieves beguiling precision. Magnificent and utterly sublime. Tasted at Koala's 1945 dinner.

  • 99p

Negociant bottling. An impressive reminder from the past. Remarkable similarity in style to recent vintages - sublime, sophisticated, great finesse and elegance. Just stunning.

  • 96p
Mid shoulder fill. Wyns Père & Fils bottle. Rotten cork. Buby with brownish hue, brick rim. Sweet & sour nose, oxidized apples, blowing of after ten minutes or so, and some floral notes and figs, leather and fine tobacco shows up. Fresh acidity, tannins gone, fruit stone, cherries, leanish fruit, good length. Not quite like the magnum at the estate last year in quality, lacks the wealth of aromas, but similar in body and structure. Broadbent is on 'faboulous fruit, perfect balance and complete', which fits better with the big format than this bottle.
  • 92p
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Origin

Pomerol, Bordeaux
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