Medium to deep garnet-purple coloured with gorgeous notes of lilacs, Black Forest cake, kirsch and black raspberries plus nuances of cinnamon stick, dark chocolate and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, firm on the palate, finely grained texture with bags of perfumed black fruits and wonderful freshness, finishing long and very fragrant.

Very grapey on the nose, with mineral, tarragon and fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with very well-integrated tannins and a light vanilla, berry and milk chocolate aftertaste. Subtle and balanced.

A brilliant effort from this property, known for the sheer elegance and finesse of its wines, the 2010 La Conseillante offers back-to-back monumental efforts, particularly given the remarkable 2009. This estate has been on a hot streak of late. The 2010 is a slightly bigger, richer wine, but without losing

It is endowed with an exquisite bouquet, perfumed blackberry, wild strawberry, cold stone and wilted rose petals. Like in barrel, it is not powerful, yet it is blessed with wondrous precision. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity and fine tannin, a slightly masculine VCC due to its linearity and

Medium-bodied with supple tannin, bright notes of blueberry, black plum with cedar. The finish reveals a subtle grain, showing length and lingering minerality.

Deep garnet-purple coloured with perfumed nose of roses, candied violets and lavender over a core of warm red and black plums, chocolate box, unsmoked cigars and baked cherries with wafts of wild thyme and tilted soil. Medium-bodied, polish and sophisticated with bags of fragrance, freshness and energy, sporting exquisitely fine

Soft and fleshy on the entry, saline with sappy black fruit. Fruit-forward wine that has plenty of fruit on the nose – raspberry coulis, truffle and touch of menthol that evolves with time.      

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.