- Colour Red
- Producer Château la Conseillante
- Region Pomerol
- Drinking - NOW
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
1985 - Ch La Conseillante Pomerol - 12x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Château la Conseillante
- Region Pomerol
- Drinking - NOW
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
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Robert Parker, 1998, Score: 94
One of the truly glorious 1985 Pomerols, and a worthy candidate for the "wine of the vintage," La Conseillante's 1985 has been fully mature since the late eighties. The flamboyant aromatics consist of smoke, roasted herbs, and jammy black raspberry fruit intermingled with kirsch and pain grille. In the mouth, an abundant concoction of berry, chocolate, coffee, and mocha emerges. This has always been a seductive, silky-textured, medium-bodied wine. Drink: Now(2005)
Producer
Château la Conseillante
Many experts consider this an atypical wine, often more reminiscent of grand cru red Burgundy than a heavy weight Pomerol. Its exceptional terroir places it on the Pomerol/St. Emilion border surrounded by Cheval Blanc, Vieux Château Certan, L'Evangile and Pétrus.Region
Pomerol
The small sub-region of Pomerol is situated north-east of the industrious city of Libourne. Pomerol's soils are predominately iron-rich clay with a smattering of gravel that produce wines with extraordinary power and depth. As a result of this clay-dominance, it has the highest percentage of Merlot planted in all of Bordeaux. Certain châteaux are produced exclusively from this grape, but most incorporate smaller quantities of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc as well. Despite its hefty (if not exclusive) proportion of Merlot, many people think of wines from this region as separate entities. As one wine aficionado stated recently, "It's not Merlot. It's Pomerol." Despite the region's small size, Pomerol contains some of the world's most sought after (and expensive) wines including Pétrus, Le Pin, Lafleur, l'Evangile and Vieux Château Certan. Unlike other Bordelais subregions, there is no system of classification. The châteaux are traded on reputation alone.