Chateau la Conseillante 2025

Falstaff: Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zarte florale Nuancen nach kandierten Veilchen, ein Hauch von Brombeeren und Sauerkirschen, etwas Gewürznelke, ein Hauch von Weichseln und Mandarinenzesten. Saftig, hochelegant, zarte Extraktsüße, seidige Tannine, finessenreicher Säurebogen, harmonisch und bereits so gut entwickelt, dass man am liebsten sofort zu genießen beginnen würde, tolle Länge, Finesse und sicheres Reifepotenzial. Faszinierend."

Vinum: Feinduftig, sehr floral, faszinierend, klar und rein wie ein Bergbach, tiefgründig, mit betörender, dunkler Frucht, Blaubeeren, Brombeeren und mineralischen Noten; hochelegant am Gaumen, knackig, frisch, die Frucht ist auf den Punkt gereift, die Säure stützt, sensationelles Tannin, spannungsvoll, langanhaltend und salzig im Abgang. Einmal mehr, von grosser Noblesse und mit einer noch nie dagewesenen Frische."

The Wine Cellar Insider: Violets, lilacs, and chocolate drizzles, followed by plums, black cherries, blue fruits, licorice, smoke, and truffles, create the aromatic profile. On the palate, the wine is pure silk, velvet, and cashmere, perfectly suited to the seemingly endless waves of sweet, bright, plush fruits, with their freshness, elegance, and stunning sense of purity. The finish lingers past the 60-second mark and keeps going long after the wine has gone where it needs to be. One of the keys to the success of the dry 2025 vintage began a few years in advance, with the addition of compost to the vineyards, aiding water retention, helping the fruit gain maturity, and increasing yields. The wine blends 87% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon along with 8% press wine. 13.5% ABV, 3.66 pH. The harvest took place from August 28 to September 17. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030 to 2065."

Wine Advocate: The 2025 La Conseillante is another brilliant wine in the making for this Pomerol reference point. Wafting from the glass with aromas of ripe mulberries and blackberries mingled with hints of violets and truffle, it's medium- to full-bodied, deep and unctuous, with lively acids, ultra-refined tannins and a long, floral finish. It's a blend of 87% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon (from new plantings that already make it into the blend) that attained 13.5% alcohol. Fermentations were capped at 26 degrees Celsius, the coolest ever, to extract selectively, and the entire production is maturing in barriques this year."

James Suckling: Complex already, with blackberry, blueberry, currant and mint aromas that follow through to a medium body with firm tannins and a savory, juicy finish with fresh herbs and an almost rose stem undertone. You can feel the grape skins. Very primary. 87% merlot, 10 cabernet franc and 3% cabernet sauvignon."

Jeb Dunnuck: Brought up all in barrels with no amphora used in this vintage, the 2025 Château La Conseillante is an ultra-classic Conseillante with a very floral perfume of cassis, assorted red and blue fruits, violets, iris, lead pencil shavings, and graphite. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a concentrated yet focused, juicy, lively mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a gorgeous finish. Checking in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.66, this beautiful Conseillante has the purity and balance to offer pleasure early on yet, like most vintages here, will need 7-8 years to hit its prime drinking plateau."

Decanter: A really assured La Conseillante with exceptional balance and so much pleasure to offer. Fragrant aromas on the nose with floral aspects, violets, some savoury earthy notes, black chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon spice, blood orange and iron. Smooth and sapid with such vibrant energy straight away - quite tight tannins still, firm and streamlined but really delicate and precise. A grip of liquorice and flint on the finish means this ends cool, crisp and spiced. Really nuanced in flavours, a little darker and more complex in aromatics than La Conseillante can sometimes be, yet with such intensity and no heaviness. It would have been easy to make a more muscular wine but this is sleek and so defined. The team applied zinc oxide as sunscreen and used mulching to protect soil humidity. First time including Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. 3.66pH. A yield of 30hl/ha. 85% grand vin (never reached this high before). Ageing in 70% new oak and 30% one-year-old barrels (no amphora this year)."

Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2025 La Conseillante waltzes out of the glass with fragrant notes of peonies, black cherries, and juicy blueberries, leading to hints of licorice, dark chocolate, and menthol with wafts of cardamom and rose oil. The medium-bodied palate is very graceful and intense with lovely tension and fine-grained tannins supporting the shimmery black and blue fruit, finishing long and perfumed. Simply stunning! The blend is 87% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. The alcohol is 13.5% and the pH is 3.66. It is aging in French oak barrels, 70% new."