Château Pape Clément
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Owes name to man of the cloth born in 1264, Bertrand de Goth, Bishop of Comminges, in the Pyrenees, later became Archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299. Blend, 57% Merlot, 38% Cab Sauv & 5% Petit Verdot & Cab Franc, aged in new French oak for 18 months. Pronounced red fruit aromas with earthy spice notes. Blackberry & cherry palate flavors with smoke and spice integrated with sweet tannins, lingering ending with earthy oak with a mineral tang. Excellent! Tasting Sample!
Owes name to man of the cloth born in 1264, Bertrand de Goth, Bishop of Comminges, in the Pyrenees, later became Archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299. Blend, 57% Merlot, 38% Cab Sauv & 5% Petit Verdot & Cab Franc, aged in new French oak for 18 months. Pronounced red fruit aromas with earthy spice notes. Blackberry & cherry palate flavors with smoke and spice integrated with sweet tannins, lingering ending with earthy oak with a mineral tang. Excellent! Tasting Sample!
Jan 18th, 2020
This is a very enjoyable left bank Bordeaux. Harsh on the palate with dark fruits and lots of earth and vegetable notes.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly and show hugh tannins.
Still young and unbalanced, but already enjoyable even by itself.
This 7 year old will need at least 5 years of bottle time to mature properly.
This is not from a good vintage, but it is showing a lot of power. Finesse will show up in about 10 years.
A blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and light Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$100.
This is a very enjoyable left bank Bordeaux. Harsh on the palate with dark fruits and lots of earth and vegetable notes.
Needs a couple of hours to open up properly and show hugh tannins.
Still young and unbalanced, but already enjoyable even by itself.
This 7 year old will need at least 5 years of bottle time to mature properly.
This is not from a good vintage, but it is showing a lot of power. Finesse will show up in about 10 years.
A blend of mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and light Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Aged for 18 months in French oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
89 points.
$100.
Soft and velvety elegant and well rounded bottom palate tannins terroir driven coats your mouth
Soft and velvety elegant and well rounded bottom palate tannins terroir driven coats your mouth
Nov 5th, 2017
