JKT

9.1

First taste!? Mature with a bit of bricking but still nice solid color and bouquet of mature red fruits and earth. Velvety and enticing on palate. Excellent with Evan’s Shanghainese pork belly. 51/43/4/2 Merlot/Cab/CabFranc/Petit Verdot on label from Bernard Magrez touting same attention as his Pape Clement, and long history dating back to 1120. Importer label says 37/55/6/2 instead! (Oldest in Medoc, 1400 by house of Foix loyal to King of England. 1486 Camet new owner. 1500s by Michel de Montaigne.) — a month ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

The wine of this evening is the 2018 Bernard Magrez Le Prelat Laudun Côtes du Rhône Villages. This wine is from Bernard Magrez owner of 4 Grand Cru Classés most notably Chateau Pape Clement and is a blend of 52% Grenache, 41% Syrah, 4% Carignan and 3% Mourvedre.

On the nose this has black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, eucalyptus, clove, smokey oak, black pepper, anise and cinnamon.

On the palate there is bmack cherry, strawberry, raspberry, mint, cinnamon, smokey oak, black pepper, star anise and herbs.

This is a medium + to full bodied wine with medium + acidity and medium + fine polished tannins that leads you to a long vlack cherry smokey oak finish. The long weekend is at a close and we look forward to the new week ahead. Please stay safe and healthy. Have a great week. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 3 years ago

Tom Garland

9.5

2010 Bordeaux zoom tasting with Lisa Perrott-Brown, editor in chief for RP Wine Advocate. The wines have been shut down, some waking up...big wines with volume turned up on everything (tannin, acidity, alcohol), structured, and should cellar for many years.

2010 Pichon Baron.  RP 96
2010 Leoville Las Cases.  RP 97
2010 Palmer.  RP 96
2010 Pape Clement.  RP 100
2010 Figeac.  RP 97
2010 Trotanoy.  RP 97 — 3 years ago

with Brenda

Nathan Renfro

9.5

Dark dark ruby. Tannins holding strong, a bit tight at the open, but loosens up to a wonderful silky mouthfeel. Black fruit in balance with minerality. Lovely wine but tonight I preferred the Pape Clement. — 7 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

An extensive history with this Pessac-Leognan estate. In 1305 Bertrand de Goth, a major landowner in Bordeaux as well as its Archbishop, became Pope Clement V and the city named this estate in his honour. From 1939 it was owned by the Montagne family, and passed by marriage into the ownership of Bernard Magrez. After a 20 minute decant, aromas of vanilla, raspberry, pepper, menthol - minty, dusty and aristocratic. “Damn good claret” as the old boys in Pall Mall would say! JH said more like the Medoc than Pessac-Leognan on the nose. The medium bodied palate has become more savoury and less fruit driven at 17 years but still works extremely well - seamless. 55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the 1001 wines. — 3 years ago

Jessica Gillen

9.1

Enjoying in Paris — 3 years ago

Chris Blanchard

9.6

I preferred this white Bordeaux over the Pape Clement. This was mellow and easy drinking with notes of rose petals, honey and a touch of citrus. Great wine. — 3 years ago

Sheila G.

9.0

With Janine and Jared. Tannins balanced. “Yummy” — a year ago

Tom Garland

9.5

Legendary cabernet tasting with Jay Fletcher, MS.

2017 Heitz Cellar
2016 Yalumba, the Caley, Australia
2016 Beaulieu Vineyard clone 6, Rutherford
2009 Catena Zapata, Argentina
2018 Gaja. Darmagi. Piedmont
2013 Penfolds bin 707, Australia
2014 Chateau Pape Clement, Bordeaux
2015 Rampola, vigna D'alceo. Tuscany
2013 Duckhorn, the discussion, Napa
2017 Chateau pichon lalande, Bordeaux

The Penfolds and the Beaulieu clone 6 were the BOM! — 2 years ago

with Brenda

Paul J

9.7

2010 blind wine tasting! Colgin, Continuum, Insignia, Montrose, Pape Clement, Smith Lafite. As expected I preferred the Bordeaux’s! — 3 years ago

with Steve