CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
CHÂTEAU LA CONSEILLANTE 1990 (1) WA 94
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1995 (1)
SAINT-ÉMILION. PREMIER GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
U. BN.
CHÂTEAU LA CONSEILLANTE 1990 (1)
POMEROL.
U. BN. WRINKLED & SCUFFED LABEL. SCUFFED CAPSULE.
THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT THE 1990 CHÂTEAU LA CONSEILLANTE HAS FACED IS THAT IT HAD TO FOLLOW UP THE BRILLIANT 1989. HERE, TASTED DIRECTLY AGAINST THE PREVIOUS VINTAGE, IT SEEMS MORE YOUTHFUL IN COLOR THAN THE 1989. THE NOSE RACES OUT OF THE BLOCKS, MORE PRECOCIOUS THAN I REMEMBER AND YET NEVER LOSING FOCUS, OFFERING KIRSCH, CRUSHED VIOLETS AND STILL THAT SUBTLE MARINE INFLUENCE. THE PALATE IS MEDIUM-BODIED WITH SLIGHTLY GRAINY TANNIN. IT OFFERS WONDERFUL BLACK TRUFFLE, MORELS AND MULBERRY FRUIT, AS POWERFUL AS THE 1989, ALBEIT NOT QUITE WITH THE SAME PRECISION ON THE FINISH. IT IS THE PURITY OF THE LA CONSEILLANTE THAT WINS YOU OVER TIME AND TIME AGAIN, AND I WOULD NOT HESITATE IN ENJOYING THIS POMEROL OVER THE NEXT DECADE. IT WILL NEVER QUITE MATCH THE 1989, BUT HEY, DON'T HOLD THAT AGAINST THIS BEAUTY. TASTED JANUARY 2016. DRINK: 2016-2033 WA 94
2 BTS. PER LOT $1,100 - $1,300
March 05, 2024
Estimate $1,100-$1,300
Realised: $1,104
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