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2004 Ch Pape Clément Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
06A4PAPC _ 2004 - Ch Pape Clément Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pape Clément
  • Region Pessac-Léognan
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
  • Drinking 2012 - 2022
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now

2004 - Ch Pape Clément Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan - 12x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Château Pape Clément
  • Region Pessac-Léognan
  • Grape Cabernet Sauvignon / Merlot
  • Drinking 2012 - 2022
  • Case size 12x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £1,233.68 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £102.80 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £995.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, May 2005, Score: -

    Under relatively new owner, Bernard Magrez, Ch Pape Clement continues to go from strength to strength. While this delicious wine is undoubtedly the product of very modern winemaking, it manages to remaind unashamedly Graves in style. 54% Cabernet Sauvignon (picked until 22nd October) and 46% Merlot, this is a sweet, very ripe wine of great opulence and style. Drink 2012-2020

  • Goedhuis, May 2005, Score: -

    Under relatively new owner, Bernard Magrez, Ch Pape Clement continues to go from strength to strength. While this delicious wine is undoubtedly the product of very modern winemaking, it manages to remaind unashamedly Graves in style. 54% Cabernet Sauvignon (picked until 22nd October) and 46% Merlot, this is a sweet, very ripe wine of great opulence and style. Drink 2012-2020

  • Robert Parker, June 2007, Score: 91

    This brilliant blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Merlot (which was harvested very late) reveals complex aromas of lead pencil shavings, burning embers, black currants, cherries, and blackberries as well as a subtle smoky charcoal component. Medium to full-bodied and spicy with sweet tannin and an opulent, fleshy personality, it is a terrific effort from this great Pessac-Leognan vineyard. Drink 2007-2022

  • Robert Parker, June 2006, Score: 92-94

    Zealously intent on improving on what he has already accomplished, proprietor Bernard Magrez continues to fashion one of Pessac-Leognan's most impeccably made wines. In addition to a secondwine (Le Clementine), Magrez has introduced a third wine. The blend for the grand vin, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot from a vineyard located three miles south of Haut-Brion, was cropped at a modest 38 hectoliters per hectare in the bountiful 2004 vintage. Over 200 people worked the triage tables sorting out unripe and damaged fruit. Magrez was one of the last to harvest in the Pessac-Leognan region, harvesting his Merlot between September 30 and October 4, and his Cabernet Sauvignon between October 13 - 22. The most concentrated wine of Graves, Pape-Clement may be as profound as the first-growth, Haut-Brion. The deep ruby/purple-colored 2004 exhibits a fragrant bouquet of flowers, camphor, earth, and red as well as black fruits. Medium-bodied, surprisingly textured and rich, with decent acidity, a long finish, and moderate but sweet tannin, it is an exceptionally successful wine. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+ The 2004 Pape-Clement, which may ultimately rival the more evolved and sensual 2003, is a virile, masculine, dense ruby/purple-colored effort exhibiting scents of licorice, black fruits, earth, and a hint of truffles. Structured, dense, medium to full-bodied, and potentially longer-lived than the 2003, but neither as charming nor opulent, it should be at its finest between 2008-2020+.

  • Jancis Robinson, April 2005, Score: 17

    Very deep purple. Ripe, toasty nose. Rather attention-grabbing. Slightly formulaic winemaking and very slightly jammy rather than deeply terroir-driven flavours but very competently made. Neat, refreshing tannins on the finish. Drink 2013-2020

Producer

Château Pape Clément

Created in the 13th century by Pope Clément V, Château Pape Clément is one of the oldest estatesin Bordeaux. After he took the Papacy in 1306 and moved to Avignon, he relinquished the châteauto the church. This heritage remains with the château today in the form of a Papal cross on its label - a symbol that is shared by Châteauneuf du Pape producers in the Rhône Valley. Since 1985 with the arrival of Bernard Magrez, much in...Read more

Created in the 13th century by Pope Clément V, Château Pape Clément is one of the oldest estatesin Bordeaux. After he took the Papacy in 1306 and moved to Avignon, he relinquished the châteauto the church. This heritage remains with the château today in the form of a Papal cross on its label - a symbol that is shared by Châteauneuf du Pape producers in the Rhône Valley. Since 1985 with the arrival of Bernard Magrez, much investment has been made to increase the potential at this estate including extensive grape selection, stainless steel fermentation and additional new oak barrels for the château's ageing cellar.Read less

Region

Pessac-Léognan

Stretching from the rather unglamorous southern suburbs of Bordeaux, for 50 km along the left bank of the river Garonne, lies Graves. Named for its gravelly soil, a relic of Ice Age glaciers, this is the birthplace of claret, despatched from the Middle Ages onwards from the nearby quayside to England in vast quantities. It can feel as though Bordeaux is just about red wines, but some sensational white wines are produced in this area from a blend of sauvignon blanc, Semillon and, occasionally, muscadelle grapes, often fermented and aged in barrel. In particular, Domaine de Chevalier is renowned for its superbly complex whites, which continue to develop in bottle over decades. A premium appellation, Pessac-Leognan, was created in 1987 for the most prestigious terroirs within Graves. These are soils with exceptional drainage, made up of gravel terraces built up in layers over many millennia, and consequently thrive in mediocre vintages but are less likely to perform well in hotter years. These wines were appraised and graded in their own classification system in 1953 and updated in 1959, but, like the 1855 classification system, this should be regarded with caution and the wines must absolutely be assessed on their own current merits.

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