Château la Conseillante 2000

Rating: 3/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Perhaps not showing at its best at this stage (tasted on two occasions and samples seemed a little tired) but dense, long and firm on the palate with apparent ageing potential. Should improve. Ready 2010-2015. (tasted en primeur)

Medium-deep ruby. Captivating, perfumed nose combines blackberry, licorice and violet; exotic and sweet. Thick and intensely flavored, with the strong violet and exotic spice character carrying through on the palate. Offers a very firm structure, no ... Stephen Tanzer. A Bordeaux Blend wine from Bordeaux in France. 2000 Conseillante, La 6000ml

May 2009

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. Unlike most vintages read more...of La Conseillante, the 2000 will require patience. A bottle kept open refused to oxidize until day six! Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025. From one of the finest terroirs of Pomerol, La Conseillante is surrounded by Cheval Blanc, Petrus, Vieux Chateau Certan, and l'Evangile ... not bad. The prodigious 2000 is one of the great wines of the vintage. It is structured, dense, concentrated, and powerful. An opaque purple color is followed by a tight but immensely promising nose of black raspberry liqueur intermixed with blueberries, cassis, licorice, and toasty new oak. There is stunning concentration and purity, high tannin for this estate, full body, and that layered, sweet mid-section that only comes from low yields and/or great vintages. - Wine Advocate    (hide)

Rating: 17/20 - As reviewed by Jancis Robinson Exotic top notes on a certain woodiness. Tough tannins; less creamy and soft than usual.

Rating: 15/20 - As reviewed by Jancis Robinson Mid crimson. Meaty nose, then quite stodgy on the palate. Tannins pinch on the finish. Just a bit hollow in the middle.

Rating: 90-93 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 96, May/June 2001 Medium-deep ruby. Captivating, perfumed nose combines blackberry, licorice and violet; exotic and sweet. Thick and intensely flavored, with the strong violet and exotic spice character carrying through on the palate. Offers a very firm structure, no doubt largely due to the wine substantial cabernet franc component. Ripe tannins spread out to cover the entire palate. Offers outstanding potential. My sample of the '99 Conseillante was distinctly green.