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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "One of the great wines of the vintage, and one that can rival its 2022 counterpart, the 2023 La Conseillante wafts from the glass with a strikingly floral bouquet of violets, lilac, raspberries, exotic spices, candied orange, pipe tobacco and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, supple and fleshy, its textural attack segues into a layered and enveloping core of pure, vibrant fruit framed by sweet tannins and concluding with a long, precise finish. It's a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc, some 30% of which is maturing in amphorae. Harvest began on September 7, lasting until October 2, block by block."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "Wow. What beauty, elegance and length in this young wine, with medium body and vivid, bright acidity that gives energy and greater length. The tannins are extremely fine-grained, with an endless, silky texture. Another al-dente wine with brilliance. Goes on for minutes. 88% merlot and 12% cabernet franc."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Schwarze Waldbeeren, Brombeeren, zarte Edelholzwürze, tabakige Würze, zart nach Lakritze und kandierten Veilchen. Saftig, elegant, Kirschen, gute Frische, reife, integrierte Tannine, ein Hauch von dunklem Nugat, harmonisch und lange anhaftend, mineralischer Nachhall, gute Länge, sicheres Potenzial, sehr typischer Appellationscharakter."
