Château Pape Clément, Cru Classé, Pessac Léognan
    Château Pape Clément

    Château Pape Clément, Cru Classé, Pessac Léognan, 2024

    89-91/100
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    94-96/100
    The Wine Independent
    90-92/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    En primeur
    1. 2024

      6x75cl

      EP

      £308.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    A noticeable oak influence is present in the 2024 Pape Clément, yet some bright fruit struggles to emerge. Currently, the tannins are overly assertive, dominating whatever fruit there is. One hopes these tannins will resolve during élevage. The finish offers glimpses of sweet strawberries and a mineral undertone.

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    Critic Reviews

    94-96/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    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!
    drinking window 2029 - 2049
    date of review 05/2025
    90-92/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2024 Pape Clément now only comes from the original terroir in Pessac. It underwent a rigorous sorting such that 30% was deselected and the Grand Vin comprises half of the remainder. It is aged 70% in barrel (two-thirds new), 15% in <em>foudres</em> and 15% in concrete and stainless-steel/sandstone vessels. It has an elegant bouquet, certainly more restrained than recent vintages with crisp black fruit and veins of blueberry and iris flower. The palate is medium-bodied and powdery in texture with sappy blackberry and bilberry fruit, but the tannins just feel a bit sharp on the finish at the moment. Tasted four or five times, the 2024 is a Pape-Clément with good intentions but doesn't deliver on its promise. The same approach in a benevolent vintage would yield a far better wine.
    drinking window 2029 - 2048
    date of review 05/2025
    89-91/100
    Yohan Castaing,
    Robert Parker Wine Advocate
    A smoky, oaky bouquet of spices, incense and dark berries prefaces the 2024 Pape Clement, a moderately weighted, supple and open-knit palate built around tangy acids and brittle tannins.
    drinking window 2026 - 2032
    date of review 04/2025

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pessac Léognan
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

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