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Chateau La Conseillante, Pomerol, 1995 (1 bottle distressed label)

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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A thirty-year-old bottle from Pomerol's elegance specialist, a house that made its name on finesse, a soft texture and a perfume of violets and truffles rather than sheer muscle. By the estate's own account, the wine picks up the black truffle aromas typical of great plateau Merlot after about ten years in bottle, and a 1995 has had three times that long. The style starts in the ground: 60% grey clay and 40% sandy gravel over subsoils streaked with iron oxide, in a vineyard that sits partly on the Pomerol plateau and partly across the line in Saint-Émilion. The Nicolas family has owned La Conseillante since 1871. From 1971 to 2003 the cousins Francis and Bernard Nicolas ran it together and built new cellars that made the winemaking more precise. A fun detail for label-watchers: Louis Nicolas designed that label himself, with its cut-off corners, silver frame and an 'N' in the centre, and he gave the bottle its violet capsule. This is a single bottle and its label is distressed, so it's one for opening rather than showing off, which is how a bottle like this should end up anyway.

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More about Chateau La Conseillante

Pomerol's floral magician. The Nicolas family bought La Conseillante in 1871 and still owns it. The roughly 12-hectare vineyard is planted about 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, and in 1971 the estate was among the first in Pomerol to install temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The signature is perfume: violets and flowers that evolve toward truffle and black cherry, which is why the capsule is purple. Never the biggest Pomerol, but one of the most elegant and harmonious.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Cabernet Franc , Merlot , Other Regional Grapes , Red Blend

  • Vintage

    1995

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast squab with morels, veal chop with a wild mushroom cream sauce, filet mignon with black truffle butter and pommes purée, mushroom risotto finished with shaved truffle, or a wedge of aged Comté.

Tasting Profile

Expect La Conseillante's signature finesse: a perfume of violets over plum and red-berry fruit, with the black truffle, earthy and leathery notes that Pomerol Merlot typically picks up with long bottle age. The texture is usually soft and silky, with fine, resolved tannins, while Cabernet Franc adds freshness and a hint of spice to a gentle, savoury finish.

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