Château Pape Clément 2022
Graves AOC
High points all round from critics for this outstanding 2022 from Pessac-Léognan. This small, under-explored section of the Graves produces deep, minerally clarets and Pape Clément can boast one of the most distinguished pedigrees in all Bordeaux.
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Wine Details
- Red - Medium Bodied
- Fine wine
France- Deep crimson
- Cabernet-based blend
- 10.49 Units
- 13.99% ABV
- 31 December 2047
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Silky, layered and powerful, with structure and length
Aroma
Spice and tobacco, flowers and stone, ripe blackcurrant. Very aromatic
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Château Pape Clément was purchased as a country estate in 1300 by Bertrand de Goth, shortly before he became Pope Clement V. He moved the papacy to Avignon (to the universal approval of his fellow Frenchmen) and the wine produced on his estate there became known as Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Meanwhile, he handed the vineyards of Pape Clément over to the church, who kept them until the French Revolution. The estate is now managed by Bernard Magrez, who has been entrusted with bringing the estate’s wines up to their full potential. Decanter called this 2022 "a thoroughbred", saying it has "supreme complexity and shine"; Wine Advocate called it "full-bodied, broad and textural, with a rich, layered core of super-ripe fruit." A fine red to cellar.
"Very structured with powerful tannins. Yet it’s perfumed and fresh. Crushed stone and currants"
James Suckling
