Founded in 1300, on Bordeaux’s esteemed Left Bank, Chateau Pape Clement has been crafting high-quality, Cabernet based blends for centuries. Current owner Bernard Magrez, alongside highly regarded Michel Rolland, have continued to transform this unique terroir, rivaling some of the greatest neighboring First Growths. The 2006 vintage is highly aromatic, showing a nose full of black currant, graphite, and red fruit. This 60/40 Cab-Merlot blend oozes with red fruit and earth, giving way to a long-lasting finish. Drink now or age for another decade.
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Even with 50% Merlot pumping up the plummy fruit density, this is still Graves, with the gravelly, leathery savor so typical of the zone.
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Even with 50% Merlot pumping up the plummy fruit density, this is still Graves, with the gravelly, leathery savor so typical of the zone.
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Founded in 1300, on Bordeaux’s esteemed Left Bank, Chateau Pape Clement has been crafting high-quality, Cabernet based blends for centuries. Current owner Bernard Magrez, alongside highly regarded Michel Rolland, have continued to transform this unique terroir, rivaling some of the greatest neighboring First Growths. The 2010 vintage is a 51/47.5/1.5 blend of Cab, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, oozing with power and silky full-bodied texture. Notes of graphite, smoke, and cassis dominate, and will continue to develop over the next 3-4 decades.
