Château Pape Clément
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
A very enjoyable, and very complex, 21 year old red blend from Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux.
Showing red and black fruits with earth, chocolates, tobacco, dark peppercorn, dark coffee, forest floor, green vegetables, graphites, vinaigrette and spices.
Needs 3 hours to open up properly and show the complexity.
Peaking now, and will be good in the next few years. What a treat. This is so delicious.
Wine Advocate 93 points.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
13% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$200.
A very enjoyable, and very complex, 21 year old red blend from Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux.
Showing red and black fruits with earth, chocolates, tobacco, dark peppercorn, dark coffee, forest floor, green vegetables, graphites, vinaigrette and spices.
Needs 3 hours to open up properly and show the complexity.
Peaking now, and will be good in the next few years. What a treat. This is so delicious.
Wine Advocate 93 points.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
13% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$200.
Lovely wine , excellent with cheese and serrano ham.
Lovely wine , excellent with cheese and serrano ham.
Nov 20th, 2020Pretty dense and dirty, classic pessac.
Pretty dense and dirty, classic pessac.
Mar 31st, 2020
Classic Graves like personality with lots of red berry, cassis fruits, cedar, leather, licorice spice, floral & mineral.
Classic Graves like personality with lots of red berry, cassis fruits, cedar, leather, licorice spice, floral & mineral.
Feb 16th, 2019Outstanding, still youthfull, wonderful length and balance, smoke & currant... Great!
Outstanding, still youthfull, wonderful length and balance, smoke & currant... Great!
Nov 27th, 2015
Agree with the road tar comment, also pencil lead, and earthy flavors still a dark wine, slight bricking around the edge, well resolved tannins
Agree with the road tar comment, also pencil lead, and earthy flavors still a dark wine, slight bricking around the edge, well resolved tannins
Nov 6th, 2015Black fruits, smoky, road tar, gravelly , mocha, graphite, violets, licorice, chalky, very La Mish like. This has really taken off and is just reaching its plateau. Wow was this good!
Black fruits, smoky, road tar, gravelly , mocha, graphite, violets, licorice, chalky, very La Mish like. This has really taken off and is just reaching its plateau. Wow was this good!
Aug 8th, 2015Magnum experience on a truffle field, terciary aromas and constant evolution in the glass. Impressive.
Magnum experience on a truffle field, terciary aromas and constant evolution in the glass. Impressive.
Jun 17th, 2015Black fruits, earth, tobacco, cassis with a vanilla spice. Full bodied with good tannin structure. I like the way this is showing tonight as this is my 9th bottle out of an owc opened last year.
Black fruits, earth, tobacco, cassis with a vanilla spice. Full bodied with good tannin structure. I like the way this is showing tonight as this is my 9th bottle out of an owc opened last year.
May 2nd, 2015