2001 CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 2001

(09-2011) Six bottles opened for a dinner including a corker. Beautiful nose of undergrowth and truffle. Tender and caressing on the palate, slender, very tasty and marked by a tannic cabernet sauvignon finish. I expected it to be smoother.

(06-2004) A brilliant dense purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary perfume of camphor, graphite, plums, cassis, and barbecue spices. A prodigious, multilayered, medium-bodied effort with exceptional concentration, a fabulous texture, and a 50-second finish, this brilliant achievement is one of the vintage’s monumental wines. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. P. S. Yields were a mere 28 hectoliters per hectare, which no doubt explains the wine’s stunning concentration. One of the superstars of the vintage, Pape Clement’s 2001 provides further evidence that this property, ambitiously managed with great dynamism by visionary Bernard Magrez, is pushing quality to the maximum and is obviously attempting to go head to head with its most famous rivals, Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion (both located a few miles from Pape Clement).

(02-2013)

(03-2004) Arômes de fruits, du tabac et de la viande mènent à une bouche corsée, avec de bons fruits, tanins soyeux et une finale délicate. Il s'agit d'un raffinement Pape.

(08-2007) Very dark, blackish. Inkybloody nose – lots of impact. Sweet, round palate entry. Very fresh but sweet too. Very long. Lovely balance. Zest. Not big but perfectly formed.

(01-2007)