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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.3 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 158 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 1/22/2024 & rated 93 points: Pencil shavings dark blue fruit lively tannins would suggest this still has plenty left in the tank. Overall a nice bdx. Some hints of green on day one and gone on day two. Won’t drink another bottle for at least 5 years to see where this goes. Nice showing. (711 views) | | | Tasted by CBHwine on 11/23/2023 & rated 94 points: Wonderful. Tobacco, menthol, pencil lead, wet leaves. Just the right amount of fruit to balance it. Soft tannins at this point. Decent finish. 94 points. (859 views) | | | Tasted by rnyrny79 on 9/30/2023 & rated 94 points: This is really really good and just another confirmation of why I enjoy wine and especially mature Bordeaux so much!
It needed 2.5 hours decant before it became balanced and harmonized. Violet flowers, mint, herbes, Black fruit, smoke, plum, Tobacco is filling the bouquet and palate… love it and I have 3 more. (1083 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 9/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Tasted blind. Smokey, lots of graphite and black fruit. Velvety texture and fine dry tannins. Long and gripping. (1093 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 7/22/2023 & rated 94 points: So so good! Similar to my tasting note from last November, this is fully mature and hitting on all cylinders. My only regret is that this was my last bottle of 1998 Pape Clement (1407 views) | | | Tasted by Vinumming & Ahhing on 6/22/2023 & rated 91 points: 1998 Bordeaux Horizontal - London (Sun Street Hotel, Liverpool Street, London): A different beast here, there's a smoky coal dust character to the nose. Creosote someone around the table says , another says bonfire. With some air the dark fruits are complemented by a little Turkish Delight rose like sweetness and a touch of Christmas spice. When we return at the end of the evening some of the exoticism has receded with a more classical Pessac coming through. A good wine, if a little in the shadow of its flight mates. (1363 views) | | | Tasted by LuckyLars on 5/14/2023 & rated 92 points: The nose has a classic Bordeaux nose - smoky, a touch meaty, dark fruit. The wine had dark fruit falvours, balance and quite a lengthy finish A very enjoyable wine. (1105 views) | | | Tasted by palfr2 on 12/29/2022: Note based on re-tasting 6 days after opening due to sneeze and impossibility to taste properly initially. Well-kept half-empty Magnum format hopefully makes the impression relevant to others. Tannins fully resolved, strong cassis note on the palate and preserved freshness. Good length. No noticeable decay and perfect for drinking now.The nose mixes fresh elements reminiscent of eucaplyptus, pine needles, some fruit consistent with palate and the dominating tell-tale Graves smoke note. The closest I can associate the latter is the smell of fireplace ashes at my Grandmas. At or near peak for my taste but probably a 10+ year drinking plateau ahead. (1495 views) | | | Tasted by Claret & CdP Gang on 11/13/2022: Served blind, guessing Bordeaux from the 90s, thought a Pomerol, elegant yet with power & depth, love Pape Clement (1587 views) | | | Tasted by Francophile1 on 11/11/2022 & rated 93 points: Love, love this wine. Fully mature, incredible nose full of Graves greatness. So good and so my jam. If I had one criticism it would be that the smoke and creosote on the finish is a touch stronger than the fruit. It is only a minor critique. This wine is delicious! (1486 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 5/21/2022: Now evolving towards full maturity. Subtle nose of noble wood, liquorice and tobacco. Medium bodied, elegant and complex, a bit hesitating. Black berries, liquorice, roast aromas, sweet spices and earthy notes. Although 1998s generally will never match the block buster years it has reached a pleasant state. (1665 views) | | | Tasted by Twowinechicks on 5/5/2022 & rated 92 points: Decanted… deep red color still mostly clear, dark red and purple fruit notes lurking, along with hints of savory herbs. Not much fruit, really, just smooth and gripping your taste buds with staying power. I’m glad we held onto this for 20+ years—I don’t think it gets better than this! (1993 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 4/28/2022 & rated 93 points: Bordeaux Wimps (La Trompette, Chiswick): Aromatic nose, cigar box, dark fruit, smoke. Medium/full bodied, ripe blackcurrant fruit, cigar box, soft tannins, some richness but has line with fresh acidity carrying a very good length, harmonious finish. Excellent, drinking well, absolutely no hurry. (1825 views) | | | Tasted by Waedi on 4/9/2022 & rated 94 points: Still in perfect shape, unluckily my last bottle. (1536 views) | | | Tasted by VINNICK on 4/4/2022 & rated 94 points: This is drinking great right right now. Pencil shavings graphite tobacco earth. Lots of good things happening here. The finish has a slightly green taste but easily overcome by all the good pieces. Very enjoyable. Popped and started picking up volume and opening up after 2 hours. Left over night and tasted equally good on day 2. (1652 views) | | | Tasted by Willi Vinotti on 1/8/2022 & rated 88 points: Well developed , but somehow bitter, without being corked… (1785 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 12/18/2021 & rated 94 points: 4th of 6, opened 90 minutes then decanted an hour, perfect cork and level, dense in colour and flavour, though showing little rim development now approaching maturity, strong tobacco overtones to add to plummy black fruit and mineral flavours, well made if highly extracted with decent length and persistence, just a bit too hot/alcoholic and simple for my taste, limited upside but no rush. F+ (18).......just so much less to it than last week's outstanding and graceful HB 89! (1638 views) | | | Tasted by iainlo@gmail.com on 10/28/2021 & rated 92 points: I did not know what to expect given the mixed reviews on this wine but was pleasantly surprised. Opened two hours before consuming. Lovely nose signaled what was to come. Deep dark fruits with notes of tobacco, leather and chocolate on the palate. Lots of depth and persistence. Excellent showing and the wine was improving in the glass but alas, one bottle between five didnt give much opportunity for a longer examination. Fortunately i have many bottles so its going on the ‘drink now’ list (1864 views) | | | Tasted by svdheijden on 10/17/2021 & rated 93 points: Fully mature with time at hand. Not yet the powerhouse Pape Clement style from 2003 and onwards. Elegant, kirsch and cassis pairing with secondary notes of leather, earth and cigar box on the nose. Good freshness with menthol/mint and even some orange zest. Well integrated soft and velvety tannins. Pleasant finish with some nice spicy accents. Probably drinking well for 8-10 mire years. (1927 views) | | | Tasted by JulianSkeels on 9/29/2021 & rated 94 points: Second bottle from a new case (first bottle oxidised due to poor cork). Still needs 30mins air to blow off a musty nose. More mocha notes than previously but my last tasting note holds. The best of the decade Pape Clements for me (2191 views) | | | Tasted by kstoddard on 6/6/2021 flawed bottle: Sadly corked (2172 views) | | | Tasted by lockestep on 4/10/2021 & rated 90 points: Decanted and returned to bottle for two hours, then took to dinner. First taste was about 2.5 hours in. Classic aged Bordeaux nose, lighter in feel than expected, secondary, middling finish. Solidly in the center of the drinking zone. (2136 views) | | | Tasted by Mr T on 12/25/2020: Rey nice wine and really pretty balanced at this age. Drank. I fly over 3 nights (2283 views) | | | Tasted by Jgoz123 on 12/24/2020 & rated 92 points: Christmas Eve 2020 (2118 views) | | | Tasted by VAGentleman on 12/5/2020 & rated 91 points: Drinking well. Not spectacular but quite engaging. Cassis, tobacco , licorice intertwined. One hour decant and was fully expressing. 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Vinous, Cleaning Out the Cupboard: Bordeaux 1943-2020 (Jan 2023) (1/1/2023)
(Pape Clément Pape Clément Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (11/14/2021)
(Ch Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, Vinous Table: La Trompette, London, UK (Aug 2018) (7/1/2018)
(Pape Clément Pape Clément Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Neal Martin
Vinous, A Century of Bordeaux: The Eights (May 2018) (5/18/2018)
(Pape Clément Pape Clément Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Chris Kissack
Winedoctor, December 2014 (12/1/2014)
(Château Pape-Clément Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (8/10/2007)
(Ch Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (3/11/2006)
(Ch Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2000, IWC Issue #90
(Chateau Pape Clement Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 1999, IWC Issue #84
(Chateau Pape Clement Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text. | By Lyle Fass
Rockss and Fruit (4/11/2009)
(Pape-Clement) This wine was so overextracted and bitter that quite simply put, Michel Rolland raped the extract out of these grapes to the point of no return. These grapes were forced to give it up, and all of it up, as every single bit of extract was sucked out these grapes and it is dead or to keep the metaphor going, severely emotionally damaged. A shame as this wine showed very well five years ago. It was not an enjoyable beverage at all and I see the wine going nowhere. It was dark black and bitter with mild aromatic notes like tobacco that one would commonly associate with Pessac. A shame. Why does Michel Rolland have to mess with this estate? The were making perfectly fine wine in vintages like 1961. A shame as the material was probably good as 1998 was excellent in Graves/Pessac-Leognan. |
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| Château Pape Clément Producer website - Read more about Chateau Pape ClementRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanGraves Vins de Graves (Conseil des Vins de Graves) - Read more about Pessac Leogan Graves and its winesPessac-Léognan Pessac-Leognan reds:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Soil: Predominantly gravel and sandy rock, with varying proportions of clay and sandstone
Surface Area: 1,491 ha
Pessac-Leognan whites:
Grape Varieties: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
Soil: Gravel and rocks covered with sand, sandstone, and clay
Surface Area: 275 ha |
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