Chateau Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé 2015

"99 point. Great wine. Such polish. Superb.” – James Suckling

Anmeldelser af Château Pape Clément Grand Cru Classé 2015

99/100 James Suckling
" The clarity to this wine is impressive. Wealth of dark-plum and black-fruit essence not to mention orange citrus. Everything is dialed up to the limit here but then dialed in on the palate. Such impressive depth and suave, ripe, fluid tannins that deliver impressive length. Great wine. Such polish. Superb.”

97/100 Jeb Dunnuck
“As with the white, the 2015 Château Pape Clément is up at the top of the hierarchy and is a tour de force in Red Bordeaux that should be snatched up by readers. Coming from a 50-hectare parcel of the gravelly soils and harvest between September 25th and October 15th, it’s a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc that saw a long maceration (30-40 days) and 18 months in 80% new French oak. With a deep ruby/plum color and awesome notes of currants, black cherries, truffles, chocolate and graphite, this beauty hits the palate with a massive, full-bodied, opulent, sexy, yet never heavy style. With terrific concentration, perfect balance, and ripe tannin, as well as plenty of oak, give bottles 4-5 years of cellaring and enjoy over the following 2-3 decades. Tasted three times.”

96/100 Robert Parker
"The 2015 Pape Clement is blended of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, matured in 80% new and 20% one-year-old French oak barrels for 18 months. Medium to deep garnet-purple, it opens with profound notes of crushed red and black currants, black cherries and cassis with touches of mocha, baking spices, menthol and lavender plus a hint of new leather. Medium-bodied, firm and concentrated with tons of tightly wound black fruit and earth layers, it has a grainy frame and refreshing lift on the long finish.

96/100 Vinous
" One of the stars of the vintage, the 2015 Pape Clément is fabulous. Dark and beautifully resonant, it captures all the natural radiance of the year in the Pape Clément style. Super-ripe black cherry, plum, mocha, chocolate, new leather and spice effortlessly fill out the wine's ample frame. Soft contours and an open-knit, inviting personality are just two of the reasons the Pape Clément is going to be virtually impossible to resist, even in the early going. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. Tasted two times”

96/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
95/100 Wine Spectator
95/100 Wine Enthusiast
94/100 Decanter

Bag om Château Pape Clément

På dette ikoniske vinslot, beliggende i den sydvestlige udkant af selve Bordeaux, har der med sikkerhed været høstet druer siden 1251.

Pape Clement er opkaldt efter sin mest celebre beboer – Pave Clemens den 5.! Rødvinen Pape Clément var allerede i 1800-tallet omtalt som den næstbedste i Graves, efter Haut Brion. I 1959 fulgte endnu en blåstempling af kvaliteten, da rødvinen fra Pape Clément blev klassificeret ”Graves Grand Cru Classé”.

Slottets eneejer siden 1980, den stenrige vinkøbmand Bernard Magrez, går ikke på kompromis med kvaliteten. Udbyttet holdes ekstremt lavt, mens et team på 120 sorteringsarbejdere sørger for manuel afstilkning – drue for drue! Under opsyn af konsulenten Michel Rolland eksekveres vinificering og fadmodning med samme grad af perfektionisme.

Det er intet under, at Pape Clément har opnået den ”perfekt score” - 100 point fra Robert Parker. Kvaliteten er stadig en pave værdig.