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Château Pape Clément 2012

Bordeaux • Pessac-Léognan • Grand Cru Classé • Red

846,77€ tax included
846,77€ tax included
70,56€ / unit
Packaging : 12 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

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Description

  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pessac-Léognan
  • Color Red
  • Alcohol 12.5
  • Vintage 2012
  • Grape varieties 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc

Magrez does meticulous work in the vineyard and the cellar, selecting only the very best. A classic and straightforward Pape Clément. A few years of aging are recommended.

Ratings

Ratings

  • Wine Spectator 94/100
  • Parker (WA) 97/100
  • Vinous 94/100
  • Jean-Marc Quarin 92/100
Producer

Producer

Owner and history

Located in Pessac, near Bordeaux, the Château Pape Clément red vineyard covers 30 hectares and consists of 30-year-old vines on gravelly and gravelly-sandy soil.

Vinification and aging

Sustainable and plot-by-plot cultivation. Leaf thinning and cluster removal. Hand-harvested in small crates with initial sorting in the vineyard. Destemming entirely done by hand. Pre-fermentation maceration at low temperature. Aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels.

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2020 à 2030

Wine profile

  • fruity
  • wooded
  • complex