Chateau La Conseillante can be traced back to Catherine
Conseillan, who inherited the land which was to form the basis of the estate in
1734. Buying more land in 1741 and then embarking on grape planting in the mid
18th century, she built up an estate which she testamented to her favourite
niece to avoid partitioning. The estate was then acquired by the Nicholas
family in 1871, in whose hands the estate still remain. Located on the
border between St Emilion and Pomerol with Ch Cheval Blanc on one side and
Ch Petit-Village, Vieux Chateau Certan and Ch L'Evangile, Ch La
Conseillante is considered amongst the top estates in Pomerol. Hugh Johnson remarked that the wines are enjoyable both young and with age.
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