Community Tasting Notes 34

• Cailles wrote: 92 points

  October 17, 2021 - 30x 1955 & 1961 (mostly Bdx): As always, Pape Clement did not disappoint with its typical seductiveness and ripeness. Yes, it‘s not as deep as the best wines in this great vintage but it‘s just so much fun to drink and without any fault. I would drink that every day.
  
  TN: Dark brooding nose with smoke, dark fruits, wet earth and tobacco. Super soft, balanced and creamy palate with dark fruit, coffee and tobacco. Not that complex but well delineated and with and inviting, round frame and a pleasant finish. 92/93 pts.
  
  Decanting: Not decanted, good from the go.

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• sirpat00 wrote: 93 points

  September 20, 2021 - Grand 1961 vs 1955 vintage tasting (Fribourg): Big 1961 vs 1955 tastings including 10 direct match-ups and 11 individual wines from 1961. The tasting was conducted in flights of 4, single-blind and with no previous decant with all bottles opened 1h prior to start. The line-up was dominated by Bordeaux reds, but also included 5 Sauternes, 1 Champagne, 3 Burgundy reds and 1 Ribera del Duero. The following observations are worth mentioning: i) 1961 generally came across as a better vintage today than 1955, ii) the performance correlated with the 1855 classification, iii) The most outstanding wines were outside of the Bordeaux reds with Veuve Clicquot Rosé '61, Vega Sicilia Unico '61 (both 97) and La Tour Blanche '61 (96) worth mentioning, iv) Top-performing Bordeaux was Margaux (95) in 1961 and Mouton in 1955. List of wines included in the tasting story.
  
  Tasting note:
  Intense with roasted coffee beans, smoke, dried herbs, but not much fruit left. Juicy palate with some aging notes in decent balance. Even if not overly complex, there was depth to this and a high level of enjoyability.

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• BradE wrote:

  August 18, 2021 - A sublime bottle of 61 Pape Clement. Soy, earth, leather. Great when an old bottle shows this well.

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• vindictive wrote:

  December 25, 2018 - bottle, fill and cork all excellent. Still dark and needing decanting, opens up with goudron, leather and blackberry. Some astringency that never dissipates. Not an exemplar of the great '61 vintage and a little past best. A good old claret, but not great.

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• rossi.wine wrote: 94 points

  August 24, 2018 - Not a great fill level, but the bottle turned out to be amazing. Wonderful nose, notes of chocolate, sweet dark fruit, dried fruit, herbs, tobacco, leather. On the palate harmonious, very balanced and long. 93-95

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1961
• Type Red
• Producer Château Pape Clément
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Graves
• Appellation Pessac-Léognan

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• Pending Delivery 15 (6%)
• In Cellars 161 (69%)
• Consumed 59 (25%)

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