1983 Château La Conseillante
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The 1983 La Conseillante is perhaps a wine that should be forgotten and when tasted blind I actually preferred the 1984 La Conseillante! It is brusque and dry, devoid of sufficient fruit and large formats from exceptional provenance apart, it is a vintage that ought to have been consumed long ago. Tasted at a private dinner in London.
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Dark and shaded. A menthol note. Sweet and much older than most. Strong and savoury – still soldiering on but without much charm. Drying out. (JR)
This wine needs to be consumed as it is evolving at an advanced pace. I have enjoyed it many times and it has been one of my favorite La Conseillantes for present consumption. However, over the last year I have noticed that it is taking on more amber at the edge and is becoming more diffuse. The color is a medium ruby/purple with noticeable orange at the edge. The huge, smoky, herbal, licorice, and black-raspberry-scented nose is well-developed and alluring. The flavors are soft and luscious in this medium-bodied, silky smooth wine. However, having consumed it regularly, I sense a slight tough edge emerging, suggesting it may be just beginning to fade. In magnums, this wine is probably even more stunningly perfumed and delicious, but if you have it in regular bottles, I would plan to drink it over the next 5 or so years. Last tasted, 7/93.
This wine needs to be consumed as it is evolving at an advanced pace. I have enjoyed it many times and it has been one of my favorite La Conseillantes for present consumption. However, over the last year I have noticed that it is taking on more amber at the edge and is becoming more diffuse. The color is a medium ruby/purple with noticeable orange at the edge. The huge, smoky, herbal, licorice, and black-raspberry-scented nose is well-developed and alluring. The flavors are soft and luscious in this medium-bodied, silky smooth wine. However, having consumed it regularly, I sense a slight tough edge emerging, suggesting it may be just beginning to fade. In magnums, this wine is probably even more stunningly perfumed and delicious, but if you have it in regular bottles, I would plan to drink it over the next 5 or so years. Last tasted, 7/93. Aug 1993, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Château la Conseillante was built in 1750 and named after the proprietor, Libourne business woman Catherine Conseillan. The reputation of the wines quickly grew and her wines became some of the most expensive in the region.