
Chateau Pape Clement 2019 rouge Pessac Leognan
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19 Jan, 2022 – Crushed-stone and berry aromas with some blackberry and black-tea character. Just a touch of smokiness. Sweet fruit, too. This is so refined, subtle, and beautiful for Pape with full body, ultra-fine tannins and a succulent finish. The center-palate is dense and complete. Goes on for minutes. So subtle and refined, focused and classy. Try after 2026.

The 2019 Pape Clément is just as impressive as it was en primeur. It shows all of the textural richness that is so typical of Bernard Magrez's wines, but with an extra kick of freshness that provides energy as well as a sense of proportion. A wine of stature, the 2019 is so classy. Succulent black cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and licorice are all beautifully delineated. But more than anything else, I find the wine's energy really impressive. This is a fabulous vintage for Pape Clément. Tasted two times.

The 2019 Pape-Clément was a real show-stopper from barrel. Now in bottle since summer 2021, it has a more refined nose that I feel is perhaps just a little closed in as it approaches its first winter. Aeration reveals some lovely rose petal and incense aromas (there’s something almost Burgundian, Morey-Saint-Denis–like about its purity). The palate is extremely well balanced with velvety tannins and perfectly judged acidity. The oak (65% new, in the form of 400-liter barrels that have been employed since 2018) are beautifully integrated. This fans out wonderfully on the finish. One of the finest releases from Pape-Clément in recent years.

Quite rich, with an exotic hint to the boysenberry, plum and mulberry fruit flavors, which are carried by a velvety structure. Features a very stylish backdrop of apple wood, anise and fruitcake notes that adds more bling. This doesn't have the drive for serious cellaring, but it's still pretty gorgeous. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2023 through 2035. 16,650 cases made.

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Mit feiner Edelholznote unterlegte schwarze Kirschfrucht, ein Hauch von Cassis, Lakritze und Mandarinenzesten, feines Nougat. Saftig, extraktsüß und elegant, reife Tannine, frische Struktur, reife Herzkirschen im Abgang, mineralisch-salzig, sehr gute Länge, ausgewogen, großes Zukunftspotenzial.


Composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot. the 2019 Pape Clement was harvested from the 18th of September to the 11th of October. Ninety-three percent is aging in French oak barriques. 66% new. and 7% is aging in large foudres. Deep garnet-purple in color. it hits the ground running with bold. expressive notes of warm cassis. boysenberries and black cherries with an undercurrent of clove oil. fertile loam. cedar chest and tar. Medium to full-bodied. the palate offers a rock-solid foundation of firm. ripe grainy tannins and tons of freshness supporting the densely packed black fruit and earthy layers. finishing very long and mineral laced.

The 2019 Pape-Clément was picked from 17 September to 10 October. underwent a 30 day maceration. Matured in 90% oak barrels and 10% wooden foudres for 18 months. It has a very perfumed bouquet with luscious black cherries and boysenberry fruit. touches of raspberry preserve and crème de cassis. The palate is full-bodied and quite muscular. exerting a firm grip and displaying plenty of tobacco-tinged black fruit that dovetails into a more saline. marine influenced finish. This is a very serious Pape-Clément that will require longer ageing than its peers. but will surely be rewarding for those with patience. Tasted on five occasions - hopefully there is some wine left back at the château.

This shows attractive aromas and flavors of chocolate. walnuts. wet earth. mushrooms and berries with full-body. round and refined tannins and a subtle. focused finish. Excellent length. in a sophisticated way. Chewy at the end.