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Reviews

96 -James Suckling -

95 -Robert Parker's Wine Advocate -

94 -Jeb Dunnuck -

94 -Falstaff -

Technical Details

  • Blend 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc
  • Winemaker Marielle Cazaux and Michel Rolland
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Sub Region Right Bank
  • Appellation Pomerol
  • Vineyard Château La Conseillante
  • Farming Method High Environmental Value (HEV / HVE) Level 3 and ISO 14001 International Standard certifications
  • Oak 70% new French oak barrels, and 27% in second-fill barrels
  • Fermentation Fermented in 22 fully temperature-controlled epoxy-lined concrete vats.
  • Aging / Cooperage Aged in 70% new French oak barrels, 27% in second-fill barrels, and 3% in amphorae for 16 months
  • Alcohol 13.5%
  • Production 3,333 cases

Château La Conseillante Pomerol 2021

Bordeaux Blends | Bordeaux

JS96, WA95, JD94, FS94

High Environmental Value (HEV / HVE) Level 3 and ISO 14001 International Standard certifications

$250.00

$149.95

750ML

40% OFF RETAIL!

Château La Conseillante has been in the Nicolas family since 1871, sitting at the eastern edge of Pomerol directly adjacent to Château Cheval Blanc and producing wines of luminous, floral elegance that have made it one of the most beloved addresses in the appellation. The 2021 coincided with the estate’s 150th vintage under the Nicolas family’s ownership, and winemaker Marielle Cazaux and her team delivered something truly beautiful in a year the general director noted was “the worst thing on the label” in terms of market perception. A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, picked late (September 28 through October 8) at just 13.3% alcohol. James Suckling awarded 96, calling it pure grace and precision, an exceptional effort. Wine Advocate 95, Jeb Dunnuck 94, and Farr Vintners 94. Vinous described it as bright, fresh, and fruity, a Pomerol of tension, nerve, and delicacy rather than volume, calling the 2021 “such a classy wine.” Decanter described a sublimely defined bouquet of blackberry, bilberry, and light iris petal, harmonious on the palate with fine tannins and a subtle ferrous note. Antonio Galloni called it Burgundian in structure, saying he could not wait to see how it ages. Very limited. This is La Conseillante at its most elegant. Grab it now.

About The Producer

One of Pomerol’s oldest estates and among its most elegant, La Conseillante takes its name from Catherine Conseillan, a formidable Libourne iron merchant who assembled and enlarged the property in the mid-18th century, choosing only the finest parcels on the Catusseau plateau. By 1756 the estate was already producing and marketing wine, making it one of Pomerol’s very earliest established properties. The Nicolas family purchased the estate in 1871 and have remained its stewards across five successive generations, an uncommon consistency in an appellation where small holdings and inheritance have often produced fragmentation. The 12-hectare vineyard, planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc across 16 distinct parcels of grey clay and sandy gravel over iron-rich crasse de fer subsoil, occupies a site flanked by Pétrus to the east and Cheval Blanc just across the border. Today Jean-Valmy Nicolas and Bertrand Nicolas lead the family’s direction, with Marielle Cazaux serving as managing director and winemaker since 2015, having previously built her expertise at Château Petit-Village. Michel Rolland joined as consultant in 2013. The wines, aged approximately 18 months in a combination of new barrels, once-filled barrels, and a small portion of amphora, are celebrated above all for two things that no technical specification can fully explain: an almost supernatural violet perfume and a silky, caressing texture that places La Conseillante firmly in Pomerol’s elite tier.

$250.00

$149.95

750ML