2022, Château La Conseillante, POMEROLBordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc Fabulously situated alongside Cheval Blanc and L'Evangile, this property has a long track record of making outstanding Pomerol that is never forced or over extracted. The 2022 blend is 87% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc. The 2022 La Conseillante is a remarkable wine that has the potential to emerge as one of the wines of the vintage. Deep aromas of black raspberries and mulberries mingled with notions of rose petals,

2-hectare vineyard is 100% Merlot

leading to suggestions of ripe

juicy acidity is balanced by fine but chalky tannins and a flint undertone giving the minerality and tension

deftly crafted

but will age

The blend incorporates fully 37% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon

Seventy percent from Les Paulands and 30% from Clos du Roi

vibrant and lively

96-97 James Suckling

but that is often the case for this wine

FORWARD ORDER

Overall the 2021 is very nicely done