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2019 Château Pape Clément, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
William Kelley
94/100
James Suckling
97/100
Product: 20191013690
2019 Château Pape Clément, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Pape Clément

Critics reviews

William Kelley 94/100
The 2019 Pape Clément has turned out well in bottle, delivering a rich bouquet of cherries, blackcurrants, plum liqueur and blackberries mingled with notions of burning embers, licorice and a nicely integrated framing of new oak. Full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's a layered, fleshy wine, with a deep core of ripe but lively fruit, plenty of powdery tannin and a long, expansive, discreetly heady finish. This is a powerful, dramatic Pessac with a transatlantic accent and will drink well with only a few years' bottle age.Drink 2026 - 2049William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Apr 2022)
Drink 2026 - 2049
William Kelley, RobertParker.com (Apr 2022)
James Suckling 97/100
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.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (Jan 2022)
Drink 2026 - 2049
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2022)

About this wine

Chateau Pape Clement

Château Pape Clément is a Cru Classé Graves property that has one of the oldest documented histories of any Bordeaux vineyard, having been planted in 1300 by Bernard de Groth, the future Pope Clément V. In 1939 the estate was bought by the Montagne family and is now owned and run by Léo Montagne. Pape Clément is located in the Bordeaux suburb of Pessac and consists of a chai and 32 hectares of vineyards, planted with Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (40%) and small amounts of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle. The quality of the wines at Pape Clément slipped in the 1960s and 70s, largely because of under-investment. Bernard Magrez was appointed as general manager in 1985 and he turned Pape Clément's fortunes around. He introduced more rigorous selection in the vineyards, as well as installing stainless steel vats and raising the percentage of new oak casks used in the maturation process. Pape Clément now produces one of the finest clarets in Pessac-Léognan.
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