Product Description
The 2022 Chateau Pape Clement is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. A heady mix of dark berries, leather and oak on the nose giving way to an attractive harmony of dark fruit, bitter chocolate on the palate and well balanced finish.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 95
The 2022 Pape Clement was impressive from barrel. Now that the wine is in bottle, it has evolved a very floral bouquet (strangely, there is a scent that reminds me of walking into the hotel reception of the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong, and I don’t mean that necessarily in a negative way). Hints of musk, potpourri and bergamot filter through with aeration. The palate is very well balanced with saturated tannins. Mainly black-fruited, it is judiciously spiced and a little chewy toward the finish, where it just needs a little more precision and <em>nervosite</em>. Still, this is a very fine Pape Clement, one that deserves several years in bottle.
Anticipated maturity: 2030-2065
Robert Parker 92-94
Revealing aromas of blueberries, cassis, spring flowers and toasty new oak, the 2022 Pape Clement is full-bodied, broad and textural, with a rich, layered core of super-ripe fruit framed by liberally extracted tannins that assert themselves on the firm, lavishly oaky finish. This is a flamboyant, unabashedly modern-styled Pape Clement that will need several years in the cellar to blossom.
Producer Profile
Red Wine
Area under vines: 60 hectares
Soils: Gravel and limestone
Average age of the vines: 25 years
Planting density: 7000 to 9000 vines/ha
Production: 110 000 bottles a year
Ageing: in 70% new oak barrels for 18 to 20 months
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon 46%
- Merlot 49%
- Cabernet Franc 3%
- Petit Verdot 2%
White Wine
Area under vines: 3 hectares
Soils: Gravel and limestone
Average age of the vines: 25 years
Planting density: 7000 to 9000 vines/ha
Production: 9500 bottles a year
Ageing: in 70% new oak barrels for 12 months
Grape varieties:
- Sauvignon 45%
- Semillon 45%
- Muscadelle 5%
- Sauvignon Gris 5%
The Chateau makes two other wines:
- Le Clémentin du Château de Pape Clément :
- Area under vines: 57 hectares
- Average age of the vines: 30 years
Ageing: in 100% new oak barrels for 18 months - Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon 60%
- Merlot 40%
- Le Prélat du Château Pape Clément :
- Ageing: in 50% new oak barrels for 14-16 months
- Average age of the vines: 20 years
- Grape varieties:
- Sauvignon Blanc
Learn more about Château Pape Clément here
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