CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1975
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1975
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1975

CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1975

Wine 1975 Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan
85-89 / 100 Rated by 2 experts

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4 / 5
Michael Broadbent
Michael Broadbent
Information on the vintage 1975 red Bordeaux: Unquestionably better than the three prededing vintage and certainly interesting, not to say challenging. The summer heat and the dryness, whilst helping the sugar content, thickened the skins. It resulted in wines of good fruit with high alcohol content, dark colour and high tannins. It was, still is, the latter which has caused the controversy.
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87 / 100
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate January - 1998
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
The 1975 is the best Pape-Clement of the seventies. The complex smoky, roasted-chestnut, earthy bouquet is intense. On the palate, this dark garnet-colored, medium bodied wine is lighter than many 1975s, but it has excellent concentration, a surprising suppleness, and a fine, spicy, mineral-flavored finish with a hint of truffles and charcoal. Do not expect all of the wine's tannin to ever fully melt away.
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Vintage Wine  1975
Classification Graves - Cru Classé 
Region Bordeaux
Appellation Pessac Leognan
Colour Red
Volume 0.75 l
Country France
Alcohol content 13.00% vol
Château Château Pape Clement
Château Pape Clement

Château Pape Clément is one of the major historic estates of the Pessac-Léognan appellation, on the Left Bank of Bordeaux. Its history begins at the end of the 13th century, when Bertrand de Goth, future Pope Clement V, bequeathed his vineyard to the Archdiocese of Bordeaux. This direct link to the papacy gives the estate a unique heritage depth, making Château Pape Clément one of the oldest Bordeaux estates still in operation.

Classified as Grand Cru Classé de Graves in the official 1953 classification (revised in 1959), Château Pape Clément has established itself as an essential reference among the great wines of Pessac-Léognan, both in red and white. The vineyard, located at the gates of Bordeaux, sits on deep gravel soils mixed with clay and sand, favoring a refined and complex expression of Bordeaux grape varieties.

The grape varieties are primarily based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for the reds, complemented by Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, while the whites rely on Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Château Pape Clément's wines are distinguished by their aromatic intensity, silky texture and balance between power and elegance.

Recognized for their great aging potential, the estate's wines traverse decades with ease. Emblematic vintages such as Pape Clément 2005, Pape Clément 2001, Pape Clément 1998, Pape Clément 2000, Pape Clément blanc 2012, Pape Clément 2010 or Pape Clément 2003 illustrate the consistent quality and the unique position of Château Pape Clément among Bordeaux's great collectible wines.

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