93-95 Allen Meadows - Burghound

Exuberantly fresh black fruit aromas are liberally laced with notes of earth, clove, anise and wood. The succulent yet muscular and powerful big-bodied flavors possess excellent mid-palate density while exhibiting seriously good length on the mouth coating and strikingly long finish. Note that this is very much built-to-age and a wine that may well require 20 years to reach its apogee. Excellent.

90 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Scented and elegant nose of fresh roses, stones and grapefruit. Bone dry and gastronomic in style, with a medium body and a subtle, medium-long finish. Drink now. Screw cap."

93 Vinous Media - Vinous

The 2022 Carménère Clos del Luz Massal 1945 is sourced from an old vineyard planted in Almahue in the Cachapoal Valley. Garnet in hue, it features aromas of plums and white pepper along with a faint green bell pepper note. Indulgent and rich, the ample and juicy palate finishes with a note of black tea. This infusion-like red showcases a clever take on the variety, offering a light yet flavorful palate.

91 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A fresh, sleek and fragrant carmenere that has red cherries, red plums, bay leaves and fresh herbs on the nose. Some anise, too. Medium-bodied, bright and deliciously herbal, with tight tannins. Drink or hold.

94 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"Showing apricots, peaches and sage, this is layered and savory. On the palate, it’s vibrant and refined with silky texture, crisp acidity and a long finish. From organically and biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink now."

93 Decanter

"Broad and energetic, there's so much going on… Ripe, round and full, with lush, broad and surprisingly developed fruit flavours. Great length."

93 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

Sliced lemons, struck match, grapefruit, salted nuts and crushed stones on the nose. The taut, midweight palate has mouthwatering acidity and generous underlying power. This wine will benefit from some time in the bottle, though delicious now. Drink or hold.

92 Luis Gutierrez - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The textbook traditional red 2019 Señorío de P. Peciña Crianza was produced with their classical blend of Tempranillo with small percentages of Garnacha and Graciano. It fermented in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts and matured in used American oak barrels following the most orthodox tradition, for two years, a lot longer than required to obtain the category. It has spicy notes, a hint of cigar box and forest floor and is a powerful and ripe year, when the wine achieved 14.36% alcohol and good freshness and acidity. It has a medium to full-bodied palate with a chalky mouthfeel, fine tannins and a slightly dusty and rustic touch that would welcome food. It was bottled in May 2022.

90 Wine Spectator

Snappy and fan-friendly, with lively flavors of cherry, pomegranate and tarragon that end with zesty tannins. Drink now through 2032. 29,000 cases made.

96 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

"The estate's 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon veers more toward the style of the house's Amarone, as there is a bit more dried fruit than in previous years. Hints of grilled herbs, tar, smoke and incense add complexity as this striking wine blossoms in the glass. Today, the 2008 comes across as a more refined version of the 1995, and readers lucky enough to have tasted that wine know that is pretty much the highest compliment I can pay. The 2008 is going to need a few years to fully hit its stride, but today it is just dazzling. In most years, the Cabernet Sauvignon is made with 20-30% dried fruit, but in 2008 that number is a little higher than normal, which gives the wine much of its compelling personality."

97-100 William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 La Conseillante is a remarkable wine that has the potential to emerge as one of the wines of the vintage. A blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, it unfurls in the glass with deep aromas of black raspberries and mulberries mingled with notions of rose petals, violets, orange zest and mint. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's velvety and enveloping, with a textural attack that segues into a multidimensional mid-palate that's framed by sweet, powdery tannins, concluding with a long, saline finish. Checking in at a very healthy pH of 3.65 and 14% alcohol, it is a beautifully supple, suave wine that retains all this estate's signature elegance but in a slightly deeper-pitched and broader-shouldered format than the profound 2020. Congratulations to winemaker Marielle Cazaux, consulting enologist Thomas Duclos, the Nicolas family led by Jean-Valmy, and all the team at La Conseillante who have firmly established this estate at the very top of Pomerol's qualitative hierarchy in recent vintages.

98-100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - The Wine Independent

A blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 La Conseillante has a pH of 3.65 and is aging in 70% new oak. The yield was 33 hl/ha. It starts off with an opaque purple color, then POW! It explodes from the glass with a spectacular nose of rose oil, star anise, garrigue, and candied violets, giving way to a powerful core of blueberry preserves, juicy black plums, and Morello cherries, plus a waft of Sichuan pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate is bright, vibrant, and impactful, delivering layer upon layer of intense flavors with a super-plush texture and fantastic tension, finishing epically long and wonderfully perfumed. A masterpiece—brava, Marielle!

97-99 Neal Martin - Vinous Media

The 2022 La Conseillante was picked at 33hL/ha between 5 and 20 September and raised in 70% new oak plus 30% in amphorae. There is 13.9% alcohol. This is quite discrete on the nose, just like L'Évangile, only really opening after several minutes. Blackberry, blueberry, hints of iris flower, perhaps more floral than L'Évangile and Cheval Blanc. The palate is medium-bodied with velvety tannins plus a fine bead of acidity. Fresh and focused, this is maybe less concentrated on the mid-palate than expected but that maintains an unerring sense of equilibrium. Tensile and very smooth with an underlying sense of strict like its aforementioned neighbors. A rough decant prizes this Pomerol open and reveals its inner core of mineralité. Anyone spending less than 15 minutes tasting this Pomerol is likely to have totally missed it. Saline both on the finish and aftertaste, Marielle Cazaux has crafted one of the most intellectual La Conseillante wines in recent years.

98+ Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2022 Château La Conseillante is pure brilliance and is up with the crème de la crème from this estate. Gorgeous blue fruits, sweet cassis, violets, spice, incense, truffle, and blood orange all define the aromatics, and it's a sensationally pure, full-bodied, voluptuous, and perfectly balanced Conseillante that has integrated tannins, a deep, layered mid-palate, and incredible length. A blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, aged in 70% new French oak, the 2022 hit 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.65. It's just about impossible to resist even today, but it's going to take 8-10 years to hit its prime drinking plateau and should see its 30th birthday in fine form.

97 JANE ANSON - DECANTER

Deep inky colour, crushed rose petal and peony, such a beautiful wine, with waves of blueberry and cassis fruit, along with liqourice root, lemongrass, slate and saffran, and one of the clear standout successes of Pomerol. 95% 1st wine this year, with just 5% for Duo de La Conseillante. Slow progress through the palate, this has vintage character but leans into it. 70% new oak, 3.65ph. Harvest 5 to 20.