Château La Conseillante 2005
Château La Conseillante 2005 is a Pomerol red wine from Bordeaux, produced by Château La Conseillante. Its declared blend comprises 30% Cabernet Franc, 65% Merlot (note: source states 30% cabernet franc, 5% merlot and 5% malbec / literal translation preserved: 30% cabernet franc, 5% merlot and 5% malbec). The Wine Advocate awards it 97/100 and recommends drinking from 2015 to 2040; Jancis Robinson rates it 17.5+/20, with a drinking window from 2025 to 2045. Critics describe an intense and still youthful Pomerol, combining red and black fruits, floral notes, a silky texture, freshness, and firm tannins. James Suckling gives it 95/100.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pomerol
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château La Conseillante
- Millésime
- 2005
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 30% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 5% Merlot
Château La Conseillante
Château La Conseillante is a Pomerol estate situated on the edge of Saint-Émilion, on the Pomerol plateau. Its 11.79-hectare vineyard is mainly planted on grey clay and sandy gravel soils. The estate has been owned by the Nicolas family since 1871 and is managed by Marielle Cazaux.
- Owner
- Famille Nicolas (Société Civile des Héritiers Nicolas)
- Maître de chais
- Marielle Cazaux
- Surface (ha)
- 11.79 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 35 000 à 40 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The name La Conseillante first appeared in the 18th century, when Catherine Conseillan, a merchant from Libourne, acquired the property. She named the estate after the feminine form of her surname and undertook works that expanded the vineyard to 12 hectares. The Nicolas family purchased La Conseillante in 1871, through the brothers Louis and Nicolas Nicolas, founders of the wine merchant firm Nicolas Frères. Following their deaths, Louis Nicolas, Louis’s eldest son, took over the management of the estate. In particular, he oversaw drainage works, tackled the phylloxera crisis and, in 1900, helped found the Pomerol Wine Growers’ Association, of which he became the first president. The Héritiers Nicolas civil partnership was established in 1960. In 1971, Francis Nicolas and his cousin Bernard Nicolas became co-managers and commissioned the construction of a new wine cellar. Since 2003, Bertrand Nicolas and Jean-Valmy Nicolas, representing the fifth generation, have been running the family business. A fermentation room dedicated to plot-by-plot vinification was built in 2012; Marielle Cazaux now heads the estate and oversees the winemaking process.
