Château Pape Clément
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Quite mute nose
Just a very pronounced fruit driven palate
Palate soft, silky, full
Not super exciting IMO
Quite mute nose
Just a very pronounced fruit driven palate
Palate soft, silky, full
Not super exciting IMO
Owes its name to a man of the cloth born in 1264, Bertrand de Goth, Bishop of Comminges, in the Pyrenees Mountains, and later became Archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299. A blend, 58% Merlot, 38% Cab Sauv & 4% Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new French oak. Big fruit aromas with earthy spice notes. Blackberry & cherry flavors with tobacco and spice integrated with sweet tannins, lingering ending with earthy oak with a mineral tang. Excellent!
Owes its name to a man of the cloth born in 1264, Bertrand de Goth, Bishop of Comminges, in the Pyrenees Mountains, and later became Archbishop of Bordeaux in 1299. A blend, 58% Merlot, 38% Cab Sauv & 4% Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new French oak. Big fruit aromas with earthy spice notes. Blackberry & cherry flavors with tobacco and spice integrated with sweet tannins, lingering ending with earthy oak with a mineral tang. Excellent!
Aug 22nd, 2018
Time for #MerlotThursday. Here is a very enjoyable Pessac Léognan red.
Earthy with black fruits, chocolates, forest floor, black tea, peppercorn, leather, earth, oak, licorice, spices, coffee and pencil lead.
Still young and needs many more years in the bottle to mature properly.
This vintage is Merlot based, which is unique to this region. A blend of 57% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot.
Wine Enthusiasts 94 points.
Needs 3 hours to open up properly.
Good with food or just by itself.
Had it together with the 1998 and boy, what a difference. Time works its magic here in a big way.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses, but it is really nice with Brie cheese.
Aged for 20 months in 100% new French Oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$90.
Time for #MerlotThursday. Here is a very enjoyable Pessac Léognan red.
Earthy with black fruits, chocolates, forest floor, black tea, peppercorn, leather, earth, oak, licorice, spices, coffee and pencil lead.
Still young and needs many more years in the bottle to mature properly.
This vintage is Merlot based, which is unique to this region. A blend of 57% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot.
Wine Enthusiasts 94 points.
Needs 3 hours to open up properly.
Good with food or just by itself.
Had it together with the 1998 and boy, what a difference. Time works its magic here in a big way.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses, but it is really nice with Brie cheese.
Aged for 20 months in 100% new French Oak barrels.
13.5% alcohol by volume.
90 points.
$90.
Had this about year and half ago. The first harvest at this estate was in 1252. The property is now owned by Bernard Magrez. A blend, 58% Merlot, 38% Cab Sauv & 4% Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new French oak. Deep Ruby with youthful pronounced red/black fruit aromas with spice notes. Blackberry, plum & cherry flavors with tobacco and spice integrated with sweet tannins, ling ending with earthy oak with a mineral tang. Excellent! Needs more time! Tasting Sample!
Had this about year and half ago. The first harvest at this estate was in 1252. The property is now owned by Bernard Magrez. A blend, 58% Merlot, 38% Cab Sauv & 4% Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new French oak. Deep Ruby with youthful pronounced red/black fruit aromas with spice notes. Blackberry, plum & cherry flavors with tobacco and spice integrated with sweet tannins, ling ending with earthy oak with a mineral tang. Excellent! Needs more time! Tasting Sample!
1 person found it helpfulJan 19th, 2020
Creamy, ripe, lush berry blend, milk chocolate, caramel, black cherry licorice, soft earth and mineral, dark floral bouquet, round long beautiful finish and dead on acidity. Wine of the UGC.
Creamy, ripe, lush berry blend, milk chocolate, caramel, black cherry licorice, soft earth and mineral, dark floral bouquet, round long beautiful finish and dead on acidity. Wine of the UGC.
Jan 28th, 2017
Killer nose, cherries, leathery and highly structured with fine tannins. Benefits from a long decant of an hour plus. In fact, I enjoyed my second day sip even more??!!! Definitely will benefit from a lot more aging. Opened on Christmas Eve 2021.
Killer nose, cherries, leathery and highly structured with fine tannins. Benefits from a long decant of an hour plus. In fact, I enjoyed my second day sip even more??!!! Definitely will benefit from a lot more aging. Opened on Christmas Eve 2021.
Dec 25th, 2021
Full bodied Bordeaux massive body with long finish. Opens@well with an hour of decanting. Luscious mouthfeel with ripe boysenberry on the palate
Full bodied Bordeaux massive body with long finish. Opens@well with an hour of decanting. Luscious mouthfeel with ripe boysenberry on the palate
Sep 15th, 2019
Big and rich... what’s not to like? Truly a great bottle of wine from over a large body of water...
Big and rich... what’s not to like? Truly a great bottle of wine from over a large body of water...
May 29th, 2019Wow Bordeaux at it finest the nose is popping with red fruit florals. The body and mouth feel is a typical of Bordeaux. It tingles every taste bud in your mouth. It keeps giving even when you think it should be over. As it’s young, we decanted for an hour. Rose blossoms and cherries led to smooth tannins. God i loved this
Wow Bordeaux at it finest the nose is popping with red fruit florals. The body and mouth feel is a typical of Bordeaux. It tingles every taste bud in your mouth. It keeps giving even when you think it should be over. As it’s young, we decanted for an hour. Rose blossoms and cherries led to smooth tannins. God i loved this
Apr 18th, 2019