1998 La Conseillante (750ml)

Vintage: 1998

Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau La Conseillante
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Appellation: Pomerol
Producer: Chateau La Conseillante
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Libournais
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Tasting note: Starts off slightly herbal, but then turns to flowers, leaves and dark fruits. Decadent, turning to sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with beautiful silky tannins and a meaty, berry and spicy aftertaste that evolves to chocolate and coffee. Complex and refined. No reason to wait.—'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Drink now. 4,580 cases made. (89pts JS, Wine Spectator)

Tasted: Web Only 2009

Score: 89
Drink: Now 

Tasting note: An evolved dark plum/garnet color is followed by captivating, sexy, raspberry, soy, Asian spice, kirsch liqueur, and toasty vanillin aromas. While not a blockbuster, this opulently-textured, medium-bodied effort is a model of elegance, harmony, finesse, and complexity. This wine's low acidity as well as wonderfully ripe fruit invite immediate consumption; it should last for 12-15 years.  (90pts RP, Wine Advocate)

Tasted: April 2001
Score: 90
Drink: 2001-2016