Mike Supple, JJ Buckley
March 2008
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc. Medium purple core with a bright ruby rim. Gorgeous caramel and cinnamon aromas over plum, rich black fruits, cassis and raspberry with lingering baking spice notes. Fresh, full, spicy and ripe on the palate. Absolutely full bodied from the front through to the back of the palate. Big yet ripe tannins give the wine nice structure with a great mouthfeel. The fruit is dark and spicy with hints of clove and caramel on the very long spicy finish. Give this bad boy 3 years to integrate more and it will reward you for the next couple of decades.
96 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2008
With the son of the Nicolas family, Valmy, taking over and ratcheting up the ion process as well as the quality, La Conseillante appears poised to challenge its closest neighbor, l’Evangile, as the finest estate on the border of the sector of Pomerol facing Cheval Blanc in St.-Emilion. The 2005 will challenge the extraordinary 2000. Among the truly fabulous wines made here (i.e., 2000, 1990, 1989, 1985, and 1982), its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by an exquisite bouquet of incense, raspberry jam, kirsch, licorice, and hints of black olives as well as flowers. This broadly perfumed Pomerol exhibits sensational purity, sweet tannin, medium to full body, and outstanding elegance and finesse. The fruit is forward and precocious, but there is enough stuffing, structure, and density for the wine to evolve for 20-25 years.
93 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2008
Bright, medium red-ruby. Superripe, complex aromas of kirsch, musky espresso, fruity dark chocolate, spices and game. Wonderfully lush, sweet, dense and ripe; in fact, atypically large-scaled (this is 13.7% alcohol) and full for La Conseillante but perfectly framed by harmonious acidity. The light meaty quality is buried in dark fruits on the palate. The spreading, horizontal finish is very sweet, subtle and long, with fine-grained tannins and lovely lingering aromatic perfume. This beauty will be great fun to follow over the next couple of decades.
97 points, Wine Spectator
March 2008
This is decadent and wild on the nose, with fresh cèpe, raw steak and wild berry. Full-bodied, with loads of velvety tannins, yet refined and caressing in every way. A beautiful, balanced red. The best young wine ever from this producer. Best after 2017. 4,165 cases made. –JS
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