Chateau La Conseillante 2016: A well-balanced Pomerol
Chateau la Conseillante is a 12 hectare estate in the Pomerolappellation. The vines are planted on a clay-limestone soil. The wine is aged in barrels, 70% are new. Chateau La Conseillante 2016 is a blend of 80% Merlotand 20% Cabernet Franc.
After a hot and dry summer, and a few heat-relieving rains in September, the plots of land were harvested from September 22nd-October 17th.
Chateau La Conseillante 2016 has aromas of blackfruits, vegetal and floralaromas. The mouth is beautifullybalanced with great finesse and a hint of salinity. This wine is soft in the mouth, with spicy notes. The finish is salty with remnants of blackpepper.
Wine Advocate-Parker : The 2016 La Conseillante is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc picked from 22 September to 13 October and 12-17 October at 39.5 hectoliters per hectare. Winemaker Marielle Cazaux told me that there is 13.8% alcohol, nearly one degree less than in 2015, with a pH of 3.65 and it is matured in 70% new oak. This has a succinct bouquet that is stylistically not that far removed from its neighbor Vieux Château Certan: detailed and understated at first with scents of blackberry, wild hedgerow and a touch of pressed flowers. The palate is very well balanced with a fine backbone, but what really marks out this La Conseillante is the salinity that comes through on the second half. It exerts a gentle grip in the mouth, reveals a little spiciness towards the finish whereupon it gently fans out, leaving a touch of black pepper on the saline aftertaste. This is a classic La Conseillante and the best since the majestic 2010. Similar to that vintage, it will require several years in bottle, but it will be well worth the wait.
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Pomerol
Vineyard
Libournais
Wine certification
AOC
Producer
Chateau La Conseillante
Color
Red
Dessert wine
No
Grape varieties
Merlot/Cabernet Franc
Parker
96-98
J. Robinson
17+
Wine Spectator
93-96
J. Suckling
99-100
Allergens
Contains sulfites
On Sale
$309.01
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