Chateau Pape Clement Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé Rouge 2019 i trækasse

Tastingbook.com

Jeb Dunnuck

As to the Grand Vin 2019 Château Pape Clement, it reveals a dense purple hue to go with stunning aromatics of crème de cassis, graphite, lead pencil shavings, scorched earth, and tobacco. Beautifully balanced, with flawless tannins, this full-bodied Pessac has that rare mix of elegance and power, a great mid-palate, and again, perfect balance. It's one of the gems of the vintage and has some accessibility today given its purity and balance, yet deserves 4-5 years of bottle age and will cruise for 20-25 years or more in cold cellars. The blend is equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, brought up in two-thirds new French oak.

James Suckling

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.

Antonio Galloni

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.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Almost opaque in color, the wine kicks off with an intense array of smoke, tobacco, cigar box, flowers, spice, dark plums and blackberry aromas. On the palate, the wine is rich, lush, polished, full-bodied, deep, long and fresh. The finish crosses the 50 second mark with ease, leaving you with opulently-textured, layers of perfectly ripe, sensuous, rich, dark fruits. Because the amount of oak has been decreased during the aging process, the fruit is allowed to shine front and center, allowing for more vibrancy and purity. This is a top vintage of Pape Clement that clearly merits your attention.

Markus del Monego MW

Vinous

"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."

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, subtle brightening of the edges. Black cherry fruit underlaid with a fine note of precious wood, a hint of cassis, liquorice and mandarin zest, fine nougat. Juicy, extra-sweet and elegant, ripe tannins, fresh structure, ripe heart cherries on the finish, minerally salty, very good length, balanced, great future potential.

Alexandre Ma

Pape Clément 2019 maintains a high-spirited character while integrating lots of exquisite details. It plays a splendid Cadenza directly at the moment it touches my palate. Blackberry, blueberry, mulberry and spicy notes of licorice, star anise and cinnamon blow on my face, embraced with a layer of intense black chocolate, like an Opera dessert melting on the palate. Compared to other vintages, Pape Clément 2019's fruitiness is more precise, and the acidity is more lifelike, I think the Foudre aging is the key point for this vintage.

Houlberg

6 Thumbs Up. Det dufter sgu meget som 2016'eren ... altså lidt fedladen, tyk og kraftig Bordeaux vin, der er kuldsort som tjære og samtidig en smule vild med intens finsk og tør engelsk lakrids. Igen er der også mejeri og tørret kød, men på en eller anden måde er fadpræget også en tak kraftigere her ... masser af vanilje, kanel og chokolade. Smagen er af samme skuffe ... fed, opulent og småtyk med deller på sidebenene, har denne tætte og kompakte struktur med solbær- og kirsebærmarmelade, godt med vanilje, fine og tykke tanniner ... hvor smager det dog lækkert, så 96 point.

Bettane et Desseauve

Vinum

"Of a really majestic (or papal?) kind, full of breed, with wonderfully fresh, absolutely first-class tannins, eternal length; stunningly good."

WinesCritic.com

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

This lays down a challenge to the other wines in Pessac-Léognan, with a little more power and definition, with slate tannins and a rasp of minerality all while delivering pure and concentrated raspberry, loganberry and black cherry fruits. The tannins are confident and are not about to let the fruit go anywhere soon. Great quality and potential, a little more severe and austere than the 2018 at this point, needs a good five years in bottle. Harvest September 17 to October 10, An upscore from En Primeur. Tasted twice, two months apart

Bettane & Desseauve

Decanter

Continuing the strong performance of Pape Clement over recent vintages.Violet edging around the glass, and a supple tannic hold that both constricts and expands the fruit through the palate,giving a sense of momentum.There is a firm tannic grip,given drama by notes of black pepper and bitter chocolate, and aslate texture finish toslow things down andholdthe flavoue.Malolactic fermatation in barrels (60%)new, and ageing in both barrels (90%) and larger oak carks.Petit Verdot and Cabarnet Franc are planted in the vineyard, but not yetin the 1st wine. Certified bee-friendly.Tasted twice, two weeksapart, excellent both times. Drinking window: 2027-2040.

VV Wine

Vert de Vin Magazine

” The nose is fruity, elegant, powerful and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a fine tension and an aromatic purity. It reveals notes of small bright black fruits, violet, small notes of racy minerality, crushed strawberry associated with small touches of bright raspberry, liquorice, fine hints of chocolate and grey pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, finesse of the grain, tension and roundness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/bright blackberry, raspberry, small notes of small black fruits associated with small touches of violet, lily, chocolate, toasted and camphor. Tannins are elegant, fine and delicate. Good length.”

Wine Enthusiast

Created by the 14th-century Pope, Clement V, this estate is now owned by Bernard Magrez. This latest release shows the quality of the property, a wine that is set for long aging. Ripe black fruits are matched by the wine's structure and density

Robert Parker

Composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot, the 2019 Papa Clement was harvested from the 18th of September tothe 11th of October. Ninety-three percent is aging in French oak barriques, 66% new, and 7% is aging in large foudres. Deepgarnet-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 palateoffers a rock-solid foundation of firm, ripe grainy tannins and tons of freshness supporting the densely packed black fruit and carthy layers,finishing very long and mineral laced