2024 Pape Clement
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Tasting Notes
This offers a discreet but elegant nose, led by graphite. On the palate, this is a very classical expression, austere with nice underlying tension and freshness, and a darker fruit profile. The tannins are present and a bit firm at this stage, butt will likely integrate within the few first years. It offers a notably long, pure finish. Aged in 50% new oak. Blend: 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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Ripe currants, scorched earth, and graphite all emerge from the 2024 Château Pape Clément, which shows a terrific sense of minerality. Based on 53% Merlot and 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, it's medium to full-bodied, fresh, and focused, with ultra-fine tannins. This understated, seamless, and beautifully balanced Pessac-Léognan is well worth your time and money. Just classic stuff.
Deep garnet-purple colored. Prances out with showy notes of raspberry coulis, fresh black currants, and plums, plus suggestions of cinnamon stick, lilac, and fertile loam. The light to medium-bodied palate has great tension and fine-grained tannins supporting the vibrant black and red berry flavors, finishing long and fragrant. The intensity and black fruit on here with no form of must concentration is impressive!
A smoky, oaky bouquet of spices, incense and dark berries prefaces the 2024 Pape Clément, a moderately weighted, supple and open-knit palate built around tangy acids and brittle tannins.
About the producer
Among the oldest estates in Bordeaux, Ch. Pape Clément has been guided into the modern era by Bernard Magrez, who has managed the estate since 1985. It makes some of the best reds in the region.