Château Pape Clément

2010 Château Pape Clément Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Château Pape Clément   Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: I certainly underrated the 2010 Pape Clement from barrel, rating it only 93-95+. (Thank God I put a “plus” there!) Having tasted it four times in Bordeaux, and rating it perfect three times and 99 the fourth time, this final blend of 51% Merlot, 47.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1.5% Petit Verdot is perfection in a bottle. Tipping the scales at 14.5% natural alcohol, there are 8,000 cases of it. Its sublime elegance, the power, the medium to full-bodied texture, the silky tannins, the subtle notes of smoke, lead pencil shavings, black currants, charcoal, camphor, blueberry and cassis fruit are all remarkable. It is a rich, full-throttle wine, but the elegance and the great terroir of Pape Clement come through in abundance. It is slightly more developed and evolved than the 2005 was at a similar point in its evolution, but it certainly needs another 5-7 years to develop further nuances, which it surely will.This wine will last 30-40+ years.

Jahrgang

2010

Inhalt

0.75 l

Alkoholgehalt

14.5 % vol.

Kategorie

Wein

Land

Frankreich

Region

Bordeaux

Qualitätsstufe

AOP

Geschmack

trocken

Farbe

Rotwein

Rebsorte

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Verschluss

Naturkorken

Allergene

Sulfite

• Robert Parker: 100/100 Punkte