La Conseillante - Pomerol (Futures Estimated Arrival Fall 2025) 2022 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $350.00
| Producer | La Conseillante |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Pomerol |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 1005933 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 98-100 Points
A wine that has perfection written all over it is the 2022 Chateau La Conseillante which is 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc that?s still resting in 70% new French oak with a tiny amount in amphora as well. Revealing a vivid purple hue it offers a perfumed yet incredibly classy almost discreet bouquet of crème de cassis spring flowers red plums incense and spice. This terroir never seems to yield the biggest richest wine in a vintage yet it's almost unrivaled in its ability to deliver complexity and elegance. Full-bodied on the palate with ultra-fine tannins flawless balance and again a purity of fruit that's just about off the charts it's going to offer pleasure with just 4-6 years of bottle age (these usually enter their prime drinking window a decade after a vintage) and have 30-40 years of prime drinking. The 2022 hit 13.9% alcohol with a pH of 3.65.
vJames Suckling: 98-99 Points
This is sensational with extra fine tannins that run the length of the wine. It?s medium-bodied with excellent length and so Conseillante in nature. Silky silky silky. Creamy texture. Flowers such as violets at the end. Love this. 87% merlot and 13% cabernet franc.
Vinous: 97-99 Points
The 2022 La Conseillante was picked at 33hL/ha between 5 and 20 September and raised in 70% new oak plus 30% in amphorae. There is 13.9% alcohol. This is quite discrete on the nose just like L'Évangile only really opening after several minutes. Blackberry blueberry hints of iris flower perhaps more floral than L'Évangile and Cheval Blanc. The palate is medium-bodied with velvety tannins plus a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and focused this is maybe less concentrated on the mid-palate than expected but that maintains an unerring sense of equilibrium. Tensile and very smooth with an underlying sense of strict like its aforementioned neighbors. A rough decant prizes this Pomerol open and reveals its inner core of mineralité. Anyone spending less than 15 minutes tasting this Pomerol is likely to have totally missed it. Saline both on the finish and aftertaste Marielle Cazaux has crafted one of the most intellectual La Conseillante wines in recent years.
Wine Advocate: 95-97 Points
Given the young average age of this estate's vineyards its well-draining soils and the extreme vintage I was a little apprehensive; but the technical team evidently took the conditions in their stride harvesting the east-facing side of the vines (which sees the hottest afternoon sun) four days earlier. The resulting 2022 L'Evangile is beautiful offering up aromas of raspberries vine smoke black truffles violets and gravely soil. Medium to full-bodied supple and velvety it's seamless and polished with a bright core of fruit and powdery tannins that temper 2022's inherent sweetness of fruit to sophisticated effect. At this early stage it appears that the estate's progress with regards to élevage continues too as Evangile's creamy oak signature is much released allowing the fruit?and this superb terroir?to take center stage. It's a blend of 82% Merlot 17.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
