Descripción

Château Pape Clément es uno de los más antiguos Grands Crus de Bordeaux y sin embargo, desde su adquisición por parte de Bernard Magrez sus vinos se muestran con un perfil más bien moderno: ricos y de textura densa, con mucha fruta negra madura. 

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2016
Grado
12.5% vol.
Variedad
60% Merlot, 36% Cabernet sauvignon, 3% Petit verdot, 1% Cabernet franc
Otros formatos disponibles:
Origen
Pessac-Léognan

Cata

Temperatura de servicio
16ºC
Consumo
Hasta 2042 en óptimas condiciones de conservación.

Viñedo y elaboración

Superficie
54,27 hectáreas
Edad
30 años
Suelo
Gravas arcillosas
Cosecha
Vendimia manual en pequeñas cajas, primera selección en viña.
Vinificación
Despalillado manual grano a grano y en mesa de clasificación. Descubado por gravedad a tinos de 30 a 70 hectolitros. Maceración prefermentativa en frío (8ºC) entre 30 y 40 días. Pigeages manuales.
Envejecimiento
18 meses en barricas de roble francés.
Embotellado
En junio de 2016.

Opinión de los críticos

The Wine Advocate:

Blended of 60% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Pape Clement has a deep garnet-purple color and quite a serious, earthy nose with truffles, tilled soil, underbrush and smoked meats over a cassis, baked plums and redcurrants core plus a touch of lavender. Medium to full-bodied, firm and grainy, the palate is built like a brick house, supporting muscular black fruit and earthy notions and finishing very long and mineral laced. -Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Suckling:

Stunning concentration of perfectly ripe blackcurrants here with a delicate whiff of vanilla oak and extremely fine tannins that are almost perfectly integrated on the seductive and delicate palate, right through the almost literally breathtaking, super-long and very polished finish. Try from 2022.

Decanter:

An extremely attractive Pape Clement, with its own style and the feeling of the fruit being layered over a silky, seductive line of dark chocolate and tarry oak – and it works. This is big but has good balance, not over the top. It's enjoyable, silky and richly textured, and will age well. The tannins start to build on the finish, with a chewy quality that speaks of the extraction. There’s a lot to enjoy here.
 

Wine Enthusiast:

This is a serious, structured wine with fine tannins as well as acidity. There is a depth of flavor in this elegant wine, with black currant fruit and great structure. A wine for the long haul.

Dunnuck:

Tasted on two separate occasions, the 2016 Château Pape Clément never failed to impress, offering a huge, powerful, full-bodied personality as well as beautiful notes of cassis, graphite, high-class cigar tobacco, asphalt, and graphite. About as sexy as it gets in the vintage, with silky tannins and loads of fruit, it’s perfectly balanced and has a great finish. The 2016 is a blend of 60% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, all raised in 60% new barrels.