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Red
2000 Château Pape Clément
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
Label borrowed from 2001
Label borrowed from 2001
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Community Tasting Notes 179
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Collector1855 wrote: flawed
April 19, 2024 - 30 years of wine collecting and tasting, but this was a novelty. Believe it or not, there was a wasp in this bottle. Here is the story: This is one of my favorite Bordeaux and I have plenty of 2000 Pape-Clement in my cellar, so I know exactly how it tastes. I opened this bottle and it as strangely tannic, earthy with compressed aromas. Hmm, I thought, but since there are bottle variations with older wines, I decided to decant it. Once I finished decanting I saw a big piece of "cork" swimming on top of the decanter. After I poured that piece of "cork" into a glass to remove it, I noticed that it was a wasp, not cork. Wow, what a freak accident. I will keep the wasp to tell the story and next time I visit the Chateau. :-)
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jonnyoro wrote: flawed
March 26, 2024 - Ever so slightly corked with a great wine lurking beneath…
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paulst Likes this wine: 94 points
March 9, 2024 - Bright sweet blackberry; terroir expressive; long and elegant.
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grandvin100 Likes this wine: 96 points
February 17, 2024 - Lovely wine! Typical Pessac, smoky, strong, lots of fruit... has 10-15 years to come.
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paulst Likes this wine: 94 points
January 5, 2024 - Youthful and greenish; gravel; tannins mostly resolved; light berry and lean balanced finish.
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Pro Reviews 12
Add a Pro ReviewJebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Up From The Cellar No. 16, 11/8/2021 (link)(Chateau Pape Clement) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
Looking Backward/Looking Forward: 2000 vs 2001 Bordeaux (Sep 2021), 9/1/2021 (link)(Pape-Clément Pape-Clément Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
4/4/2016 (link)(Château Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text.
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2012, Issue #41, Château Pape Clément’s Fall From Grace(Château Pape Clément) Subscribe to see review text.
The World of Fine Wine
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September 2010, Issue #29 (link)
(Ch. Pape-Clément; Cru Classé) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
3/18/2010 (link)(Ch Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
8/10/2007 (link)(Ch Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2002, IWC Issue #102 (link)(Chateau Pape Clement Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2001, IWC Issue #96 (link)(Chateau Pape Clement Pessac-Leognan) Subscribe to see review text.
Rockss and Fruit
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By Lyle Fass
10/4/2004 (link)(Pape Clement) Awesome nose. Oaky buy has enough fruit and nuance to counteract the oak. Exotic mushrooms, mint, smoke, black fruits, wet earth, green peppercorn. Really multidimensional. Flavors of red fruits & cocoa on the palate. Ripe and juicy with a stony finish. Gobs and gobs of fruit with no shortage of tannin.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2000
- 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
- UPC Codes 024726210390, 087000327146, 3380820541394, 3700188037443
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 34 (1%)
- In Cellars 3,780 (69%)
- Consumed 1,672 (30%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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