(Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Graves) #1; COLOR-medium; NOSE-great Old World nose; really great sour cherry coming through; little cedar and Asian spice; great classic Bordeaux nose; can tell that there's some age behind this; PALATE-has some really fantastic tannins on the back-end that are really quite subtle; a little cherry and cedar coming through; extremely elegant; this is not a big, massive wine; getting great balance and elegance; medium weight; this is so darn drinkable; CLASSIC in every fashion; just delicious; I can't get over the elegance; some subtle pencil shavings and metallic aspect; has a great finish; will easily last another 5-15 years; should evolve nicely in next 5-8 years; this wine is showing extremely well; ST-90; RP-90; WS-90; GV-91/92
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Chateau Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Graves) #1; COLOR-medium; NOSE-great Old World nose; really great sour cherry coming through; little cedar and Asian spice; great classic Bordeaux nose; can tell that there's some age behind this; PALATE-has some really fantastic tannins on the back-end that are really quite subtle; a little cherry and cedar coming through; extremely elegant; this is not a big, massive wine; getting great balance and elegance; medium weight; this is so darn drinkable; CLASSIC in every fashion; just delicious; I can't get over the elegance; some subtle pencil shavings and metallic aspect; has a great finish; will easily last another 5-15 years; should evolve nicely in next 5-8 years; this wine is showing extremely well; ST-90; RP-90; WS-90; GV-91/92Bordeaux in Snuax, Episode #814, 2/11/2010, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 91-92 points