A tremendous effort, and certainly the best La Conseillante since the marvelous duo of 1989 and 1990, this deep ruby/plum/purple-colored wine offers up notes of blackberries and kirsch liqueur intermixed with licorice, incense, spice box, and copious amounts of toasty oak. It is a relatively powerful effort for La Conseillante, with more tannin and structure than most vintages possess. As the wine sits in the glass, black raspberries, blueberries, smoke along with floral notes emerge. There is tremendous purity, medium to full body, great precision and concentration...Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025. Robert Parker
Matt Duncan
Velvet, not silk! Terrific showing out of 3L. Darker fruit than expected, but typical of the vintage. A perfect expression of Pomerol.
Velvet, not silk! Terrific showing out of 3L. Darker fruit than expected, but typical of the vintage. A perfect expression of Pomerol.
9.6Geoffrey Luce
Need to get more of this before you do. Ha. Has it all.
Need to get more of this before you do. Ha. Has it all.
9.8Eric Johnson
I don't usually drink Bordeaux but I could get into them a lil more of they tasted as good as this. Still has tons of life too.
I don't usually drink Bordeaux but I could get into them a lil more of they tasted as good as this. Still has tons of life too.
9.3Peter Yeung
Mature, sweet red fruit
Mature, sweet red fruit
9.3Jason
Winemaker Futo Wines
Pristine
Pristine
10Greg Giere
Also wow
Also wow
David Leiman
Light and smooth. Balanced and ready to drink
Light and smooth. Balanced and ready to drink
9.6Philip Dobrin
Might have been an off bottle. Disappointing. Not much complexity and mostly felt like a warm vintage.
Might have been an off bottle. Disappointing. Not much complexity and mostly felt like a warm vintage.
8.6Erica Iverson
Dark red fruit, hint of leather, deep earth. Great drinking now and will soften even more in years to come.
Dark red fruit, hint of leather, deep earth. Great drinking now and will soften even more in years to come.
9.4Nick Ferrall
Sweet plums, tobacco, graphite and perfectly integrated tannins.
Sweet plums, tobacco, graphite and perfectly integrated tannins.
9.4WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.