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CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT

2012 Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan

Grapes Merlot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Village Pessac-Léognan
Classification Cru Classé
ABV 14%

Ripe and dense fruit nose with lots of oak, a touch of cake. Spicy and rich - but for once not over the top, it as though the vintage has made them rein back, and this could make a really hedonistic wine if the oak is absorbed. Good ripe volume, very spherical. Rating: 92 L&S (Apr 2013)


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The 2012 Pape Clément has quite a high-toned bouquet with liquorice-infused red fruit, violet and camphor emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy ripe tannins, high-toned and slightly volatile towards the heady finish. This needs calming down. After tasting blind at Southwold, a second bottle at the Bordeaux Index did nothing to alter my view about this Pessac-Léognan. Drinking range: 2022 - 2030 Rating: 88 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Sept 2022)

Tertiary notes of leather, earth, truffle, blueberry and raspberry fruits. Enjoyable, but more evolved than the last time I tasted this vintage ex-cellar. It's an enjoyable wine, soft and sappy, and easy to recommend. 100% new oak, Michel Rolland consultant. Rating: 92 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (Mar 2022)

The 2012 Pape Clement is one of racier, more voluptuous wines of the year. Deep, supple and flamboyant, the 2012 is laced with expressive dark stone fruit, game, cured meats and dried flowers. This is one of the more extroverted wines of the year. It should drink well with minimal cellaring and drink well to age 20-25. The blend is 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. This is another strong 2012 from proprietor Bernard Magrez and Michel Rolland. Drinking range: 2018 - 2032 Rating: 94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Jan 2016)

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