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Pape Clement 2007

Pessac-Leognan, Grand Cru Classé

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Tasting Notes

The 2007 Pape Clement has a pure and refined bouquet, perhaps not with the same charm and personality of say Domaine de Chevalier or Haut-Bailly, yet with panache and class, kirsch and touches of blue fruit laced with cedar and graphite. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of menthol on the entry. It is a slightly more exotic take on the vintage compared to its peers, yet there is commendable substance and spiciness on the finish that keeps you coming back. Tasted February 2017.

Score: 90

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2017-2028 30 June 2017

This has a very fine nose – not over-extracted like some other Pessac reds but intense with good delineation and clarity: blackberry, cedar and smoke. The palate is well balanced, good fruit concentration and acidity with an ripe, intense, streamlined finish of blackberry and raspberry leaf. Very primal, but I like the focus and the energy in this Pape-Clement.

Score: 91 - 93

Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 08 April 2008

One of the stars of the vintage, this blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot reveals sweet burning ember, charcoal, barbecue smoke, black currant, plum, and graphite notes. This opulent, impressively endowed, medium to full-bodied 2007 possesses sweet tannin and a long finish. It can be drunk now or cellared for 12-15 years.

Score: 92

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 30 April 2010

Blackberry and mineral aromas, with hints of dried flowers, truffle and tobacco. Full-bodied, with a wonderful balance of cool fruit and fine tannins. Classy for the vintage. Best after 2012. 8,335 cases made.

Score: 90

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 31 March 2010

Lots of blackberry, truffle, grilled meat and mineral character. Medium-to-full body, firm tannins and a caressing finish.

Score: 88 - 91

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2008

Blackish purple. Some strange dominant oak note on the nose obscures the fruit. Drying tannins on the palate – no mellifluous easy drinking here. Extraction overdone? Very dry finish – seems made as though 2007 had delivered fruit with 2005 concentration, which it didn’t of course. A rare miss for Bernard Magrez’s flagship wine on the basis of this sample.

Score: 15

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2013-2017 10 April 2008

Bright purple. Toasty, oaky nose. Sweetly fruity palate with supple structure and refreshing acidity. Elegant style, but slight greenness at the finish. Good. Drink 2016-23.

Score: 16

Decanter, - Maturity: 2016-2023 08 April 2008

Rather odd pungent nose - complex with animal notes, toasty oak and cigar smoke. Supple and rich with chocolatey fruit, a sweet finish and crisp acidity.

Score: 90 - 92

Albany Vintners, - 01 April 2008