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  • Country ranking ?

    700
  • Producer ranking ?

    15
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    from 2025
  • Food Pairing

    roasted chicken with herbs

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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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Wine Information

The winter was cold without much rain. Early bud-break is ont of the significant markers of this vintage.
During the night of April 27, a wave of frost hit Bordeaux’s vineyards. The estate’s team had an- ticipated the situation and organized substantial frost prevention measures : small fires around the perimeter of the vineyard to heat the atmosphere and a helicopter to push out the freezing cold air. As a result of these preventive measures...

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Vintage 2017

Bordeaux 2017 - A year of contrast 

Life isn’t fair and neither is nature. As the earth gets warmer, flowering gets earlier, and the risk of frost damage becomes greater. Not many winemakers can recall the frosts of 1991 first hand, but their legacy is still haunting. When the meteorologists predicted a cold blast on the nights of the 27th and 28th of April, there was a genuine sense of panic. Most with the means deployed bougies, wind turb...

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Written Notes

Tasted in November 2021. It showed freshness, fragrant violets on the nose, silky texture, a lot of elegance and finesse, excellent length, and complexity. Great Pomerol style here.

  • 94p

Ruby. Scented, red berries, darker fruits, blueberries, detailed, nuanced and floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, detailed, intense, some spices, smooth texture, velvety, playful and long. It wasn’t as generous to taste this year as in some years, so it might go higher. 95-97

  • 96p

The 2017 La Conseillante displays a deep garnet-purple color and simply sings of crushed blueberries, mulberries and ripe plums with suggestions of violets, chocolate box, rose hip tea and a waft of menthol. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive richness at this elegant weight coupled with vivacity and supported by plush, velvety tannins, finishing with great length and energy. This is an arrestingly beautiful expression of this vintage! 95-97p

Dark purple red with violet hue and almost black core. Very precise nose with hints of violets and blackberries, discreet spiciness and slight roasting aroma. On the palate well structured with ripe but firm tannins, juicy fruit, freshness and convincing length. A rather classic style with great potential. 96

  • 96p
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Pomerol, Bordeaux
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