Tasting Notes

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The Wine Independent Lisa Perrotti-Brown - 08 Jun 22
The 2009 La Conseillante is composed of 81% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet in color, it jumps with exuberant notes of black cherry compote, blueberry preserves, and chocolate mint with hints of black truffles, candied violets, star anise, and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is ripe and expressive yet with beautiful tension and a plush texture, finishing long with lots of earth and youthful black fruit sparks.
Drinking Date: 2022 - 2048
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Vinous Neal Martin - 01 Mar 19
The 2009 La Conseillante has a very classy and sophisticated bouquet with beautifully defined black and red fruit mixed with black truffle and pressed rose petals. The oak is just completely subsumed here. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe and saturated tannin, a fine line of acidity, fresh and tensile with a sense of mineralité on the finish. This bottle shows even better than the one poured at the property 12 months earlier. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.
Drinking Date: 2021 - 2050
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Inside Bordeaux Jane Anson - 08 Nov 21
Creamy, deep, textured and nuanced, and after 12 years the terroir is stepping up and taking control. Soft leather notes, tobacco, soot, crème caramel, raspberry and soft strawberry puree. This is pretty much ready to drink, opulent and impressive but a little more evolved than other 2009 Pomerols that I have tasted recently. It may be bottle variation,but I would definitely suggest enjoying the exuberance of this in the next 5 to 10 years and leave the 2010 for the real time in the cellar. 100% new oak. Harvest September 14 to 38.
Drinking Date: 2024 - 2038
Pomerol Fine Wine

Pomerol

Pomerol, a prestigious Bordeaux Right Bank appellation, is famous for luxurious, velvety red wines primarily based on Merlot, often blended with Cabernet Franc. These wines are rich and opulent, with soft tannins and flavours of ripe plum, blackberry, truffle, chocolate, and earthy undertones, featuring a silky texture and lingering finish. Top producers include Château Pétrus, known for its depth and ageing potential; Château Le Pin, celebrated for purity and finesse; and Château La Conseillante and Château Trotanoy, known for elegance and power.