2020 Château Pape Clement Rouge Grand Cru Classé de Graves

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Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | France |
Region | |
Appellation | Pessac-Léognan |
Winery | Chateau Pape Clement |
Vintage | 2020 |
Grape | , , , Petit Verdot |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13%) |
Drink window | 2027 - 2060 |
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Description
The Château Pape Clement Rouge Grand Cru Classé de Graves has put a very fine wine on the map with its 2019 vintage and is now approaching the Premier Crus in terms of level (fortunately not yet in terms of price, but this will certainly happen). This flagship of the empire of Mr. Bernard Magrez is completely destemming by hand, berry by berry, and only the berries with an intact skin are used in the wine. A gigantic cost in personnel (more than 20 people for destemming), but with an extraordinary result.
The Pape Clement Rouge is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon & 50% Merlot and has matured for 18 months in oak barriques of which 60% is new and the rest 2nd year oak. In the glass the Pape Clement has a deep garnet red color with a purple hue. The Pape Clement needs some oxygen but then slowly unfolds with notes of fragrant earth, crushed rocks, iron ore and tobacco which then turns into red and black berries, cherry, roses and black tea. Full and wonderfully lively it is medium to full bodied with firm and fine-grained tannins and an astonishing freshness, very long (mineral) finish.
With its smoky and spicy bouquet, the red Pape cCement is of admirable quality and a very characteristic softness. The wine is both concentrated, fine and harmonious, with an aromatic palette that is as broad as it is precise. The depth and length in the mouth are exceptional. The quality of the terroir, sustained efforts and dynamism have paid off, bringing Pape Clément to a level very close to that of the premiers crus. The recent assessment of the international wine press also confirms this
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose Pick up in Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
96-98/100 Parker
98/100 James Suckling
96-98/100 Vinous
Specifications
Type of Wine | Red |
---|---|
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pessac-Léognan |
Winery | Chateau Pape Clement |
Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2020 |
Drinking as of | 2027 |
Drinking till | 2060 |
Alcohol % | 13 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 98 |
James Suckling rating | 98 |
Vinous rating | 98 |
Tasting Profiles | Aards, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Tannines |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Professional Reviews
Parker
Rating
(96 - 98)
Release Price
NA
Drink Date
2028 - 2060
Reviewed by
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date
20th May 2021
Source
May 2021 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 Pape Clement comes barreling out of the glass with bold notes of cassis, plum preserves and licorice, giving way to scents of cedar chest, crushed rocks, charcoal and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate is tightly coiled with beautiful tension and a firm, finely grained texture locking in the layers of black fruits and minerals, finishing with great length and energy. The blend this year is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot, aging mainly in French oak barriques, 66% new, with about 10% aging in large oak foudres. The wine will spend approximately 18 months in barrels.
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James Suckling
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Wine Spectator
Château Pape Clément
Pessac-Léognan 2020
This is snazzed up with flashy toast, but there's ample mulberry, cassis and plum compote fruit to soak it up, while notes of licorice and sweet spice fill in the background. A late tug of warm earth keeps this grounded. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2028 through 2038.
James Molesworth
Senior Editor and Special Projects Director, New York
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Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2030 - 2065
From: Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Pape Clément Rouge has an incredibly intense bouquet with multi-layered blackberry and bilberry fruit, cedar and black olive compote aromas. Hints of vanilla pod and black truffle emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with firm and quite assertive tannins that frame a huge weight of fruit (more than Domaine de Chevalier or Malartic-Lagravière tasted alongside). It's not a subtle Pessac-Léognan for sure, but there is adequate freshness and a sense of mineralité and tension on the finish. It will require at least a decade in bottle but long-term, this will be magnificent.
- By Neal Martin on December 2022
98
Drinking Window
2030 - 2050
From: Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Pape Clément is outrageously beautiful. Dark, virile and imposing, the 2020 is a rare vintage of Pape Clément that is vertical and statuesque in feel. Dark fruit, chocolate, new leather, licorice and cloves infuse the palate with tremendous depth. In a word: magnificent.
- By Antonio Galloni on December 2022
(95-97)
Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
From: 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021)
The 2020 Pape Clément is so impressive. Red cherry, plum, cedar, mint, tobacco, blood orange and rose petal all build as the 2020 opens in the glass. Vibrant and beautifully delineated, the 2020 has a ton to offer. The 2020 exudes purity, energy and breathtaking balance. It is one of the finest recent vintages I can remember tasting.
- By Antonio Galloni on May 2021
(95-97)
Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
From: Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021)
The 2020 Pape Clément, which I afforded an hour’s aeration, has a very precise bouquet of pure blackberry, cedar, mint and violet aromas, quite discreet but paradoxically intense; these aromas are very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, lithe tannins framing wonderfully pure black fruit laced with crushed stone and a judicious touch of white pepper. Seamless in texture, this is a sophisticated Pape Clément in the making, an outstanding wine that should age brilliantly in bottle.
- By Neal Martin on April 2021
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The Château Pape Clement Rouge Grand Cru Classé de Graves has put a very fine wine on the map with its 2019 vintage and is now approaching the Premier Crus in terms of level (fortunately not yet in terms of price, but this will certainly happen). This flagship of the empire of Mr. Bernard Magrez is completely destemming by hand, berry by berry, and only the berries with an intact skin are used in the wine. A gigantic cost in personnel (more than 20 people for destemming), but with an extraordinary result.
The Pape Clement Rouge is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon & 50% Merlot and has matured for 18 months in oak barriques of which 60% is new and the rest 2nd year oak. In the glass the Pape Clement has a deep garnet red color with a purple hue. The Pape Clement needs some oxygen but then slowly unfolds with notes of fragrant earth, crushed rocks, iron ore and tobacco which then turns into red and black berries, cherry, roses and black tea. Full and wonderfully lively it is medium to full bodied with firm and fine-grained tannins and an astonishing freshness, very long (mineral) finish.
With its smoky and spicy bouquet, the red Pape cCement is of admirable quality and a very characteristic softness. The wine is both concentrated, fine and harmonious, with an aromatic palette that is as broad as it is precise. The depth and length in the mouth are exceptional. The quality of the terroir, sustained efforts and dynamism have paid off, bringing Pape Clément to a level very close to that of the premiers crus. The recent assessment of the international wine press also confirms this
FACT: The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you choose Pick up in Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
96-98/100 Parker
98/100 James Suckling
96-98/100 Vinous
Type of Wine | Red |
---|---|
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Pessac-Léognan |
Winery | Chateau Pape Clement |
Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot |
Biological certified | No |
Natural wine | No |
Vegan | No |
Vintage | 2020 |
Drinking as of | 2027 |
Drinking till | 2060 |
Alcohol % | 13 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
Parker rating | 98 |
James Suckling rating | 98 |
Vinous rating | 98 |
Tasting Profiles | Aards, Complex, Donker fruit, Droog, Houtgerijpt, Krachtig, Mineraal, Tannines |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
Parker
Rating
(96 - 98)
Release Price
NA
Drink Date
2028 - 2060
Reviewed by
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Issue Date
20th May 2021
Source
May 2021 Week 3, The Wine Advocate
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 Pape Clement comes barreling out of the glass with bold notes of cassis, plum preserves and licorice, giving way to scents of cedar chest, crushed rocks, charcoal and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate is tightly coiled with beautiful tension and a firm, finely grained texture locking in the layers of black fruits and minerals, finishing with great length and energy. The blend this year is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot, aging mainly in French oak barriques, 66% new, with about 10% aging in large oak foudres. The wine will spend approximately 18 months in barrels.
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James Suckling
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Wine Spectator
Château Pape Clément
Pessac-Léognan 2020
This is snazzed up with flashy toast, but there's ample mulberry, cassis and plum compote fruit to soak it up, while notes of licorice and sweet spice fill in the background. A late tug of warm earth keeps this grounded. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2028 through 2038.
James Molesworth
Senior Editor and Special Projects Director, New York
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Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2030 - 2065
From: Thrice Is Nice: Bordeaux 2020 in Bottle (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Pape Clément Rouge has an incredibly intense bouquet with multi-layered blackberry and bilberry fruit, cedar and black olive compote aromas. Hints of vanilla pod and black truffle emerge with time. The palate is medium-bodied with firm and quite assertive tannins that frame a huge weight of fruit (more than Domaine de Chevalier or Malartic-Lagravière tasted alongside). It's not a subtle Pessac-Léognan for sure, but there is adequate freshness and a sense of mineralité and tension on the finish. It will require at least a decade in bottle but long-term, this will be magnificent.
- By Neal Martin on December 2022
98
Drinking Window
2030 - 2050
From: Bordeaux 2020: Saving the Best for Last (Feb 2023)
The 2020 Pape Clément is outrageously beautiful. Dark, virile and imposing, the 2020 is a rare vintage of Pape Clément that is vertical and statuesque in feel. Dark fruit, chocolate, new leather, licorice and cloves infuse the palate with tremendous depth. In a word: magnificent.
- By Antonio Galloni on December 2022
(95-97)
Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
From: 2020 Bordeaux En Primeur: Almost Back to Normal (Jun 2021)
The 2020 Pape Clément is so impressive. Red cherry, plum, cedar, mint, tobacco, blood orange and rose petal all build as the 2020 opens in the glass. Vibrant and beautifully delineated, the 2020 has a ton to offer. The 2020 exudes purity, energy and breathtaking balance. It is one of the finest recent vintages I can remember tasting.
- By Antonio Galloni on May 2021
(95-97)
Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
From: Vingt-Vingt Vins: Bordeaux 2020 (May 2021)
The 2020 Pape Clément, which I afforded an hour’s aeration, has a very precise bouquet of pure blackberry, cedar, mint and violet aromas, quite discreet but paradoxically intense; these aromas are very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, lithe tannins framing wonderfully pure black fruit laced with crushed stone and a judicious touch of white pepper. Seamless in texture, this is a sophisticated Pape Clément in the making, an outstanding wine that should age brilliantly in bottle.
- By Neal Martin on April 2021
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