1975 La Conseillante
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The 1975 La Conseillante is probably the best vintage you can find if determined to drink one vintage from what was a difficult decade for this Pomerol cru. It has an old-fashioned but not unattractive bouquet with toffee and latte scents permeating the vestiges of red fruit. The palate certainly has more presence and body than other vintages from that decade with a smudge of mocha on the finish that is likely to be drying out by now. Tasted blind and taken from the book "Pomerol".
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Dark treacly ruby. Thick and sweet, metallic and reminiscent of an old era. Drying out but juicy at first. Past its best. (JR)
Drinking extremely well (far better than I ever believed it would), the 1975 La Conseillante surprised me with its sweet, jammy, kirsch/black-cherry/flowery nose with vague scents of truffles. Medium-bodied, sweet, and round, with hard tannin in the finish, this wine, which has often tasted disjointed and lacking depth, came through strongly in a January, 1996 tasting. Fully mature, it is capable of lasting another 5-10 years. The color reveals considerable rust and orange, suggesting more advanced maturity than the aromatics and flavors display. Perhaps there is some bottle variation, but this was a stronger, more intense example of La Conseillante than I had previously tasted.
Drinking extremely well (far better than I ever believed it would), the 1975 La Conseillante surprised me with its sweet, jammy, kirsch/black-cherry/flowery nose with vague scents of truffles. Medium-bodied, sweet, and round, with hard tannin in the finish, this wine, which has often tasted disjointed and lacking depth, came through strongly in a January, 1996 tasting. Fully mature, it is capable of lasting another 5-10 years. The color reveals considerable rust and orange, suggesting more advanced maturity than the aromatics and flavors display. Perhaps there is some bottle variation, but this was a stronger, more intense example of La Conseillante than I had previously tasted. Feb 1996, www.robertparker.com
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.