2023 Château Pape Clément

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 94 points

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  5/4/2024 - Jeff Leve wrote: 96 Points

  Deeply colored, the wine is packed with tobacco leaves, black with red fruits, herbs, espresso, and spices. The nose is cleaner due to the reduction in the amount of new oak used for the aging. Lush, lifted, and long, there is a nice vibrancy to all of the ripe fruits that lingers on the palate. The key to the vintage here was the work during the growing season, warding off mildew, and a lighter touch in the extractions, as well as introducing the addition of native, wild yeasts in the vineyard. All of that led to a more modern, vibrant style of wine here, that is easily noticeable in your glass. Aging takes place in 40% new, French oak, amphora, and foudres. The wine blends 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc. 13.4% ABV. 3.81 pH. The harvest took place September 5 - October 3. Drink from 2026-2055. 95-97 Pts.

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  5/1/2024 - vvWine.ch wrote: 92 Points

  91-93 Punkte. Dichte Farbe, komplexe Nase, dunkle Beeren, rauchige Noten, Tabak, Harz; weicher Auftakt, packt dann zu, der Gerbstoff ist fein mit der Frucht verwoben, das Holz ist nicht überbordend; zeigt Eleganz und Würze. Sehr sauber vinifiziert, für eine mittlere Reife gebaut. (En Primeur Tasting April 2024)

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