CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988
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1988

CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 1988

Wine 1988 Cru Classé  Bordeaux Pessac Leognan
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91 / 100
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider October - 2019
Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider
Full mature, medium-bodied, soft and round, the wine is quite smoky, with loads of tobacco, ash, cigar box and cigar wrapper that accompanies the lifted, earthy, red fruits. Not a showy wine, this is classic in nature, with a bright red fruit and tobacco leaf finish.
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Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate February - 1993
Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate
Possessing the quintessential Graves elegance and perfume, the 1988 is impressively deep in colour for a Graves, with a thrillingly fragrant nose of roasted chestnuts, tobacco, currants, and earthy stones. One notices that this is an atypically backward, full Pape-Clement, but there is wonderful ripeness, and high, velvety tannins. The finish is all smoky-scented black-cherries.
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Franck Dubourdieu September - 2007
Franck Dubourdieu
90 / 100
Wine Spectator November - 1998
Wine Spectator
This is the first of a string of modern, well-made Papes, showing blackberry, mint and currant character throughout. Full-bodied, with silky, fine tannins.
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Vintage Wine  1988
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 Archbishopric of Bordeaux. This direct link to the papacy confers upon the estate a unique patrimonial depth, making Château Pape Clément one of the oldest growths in Bordeaux 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, rests on deep gravel soils mixed with clay and sand, fostering a refined and complex expression of Bordeaux grape varieties.

The grape variety is predominantly based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for the reds, complemented by Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, whilst the whites rely on Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. The wines of Château Pape Clément are distinguished by their aromatic intensity, their silky texture and their balance between power and elegance.

Renowned for their great ageing potential, the estate's wines traverse the decades with ease. Iconic 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 qualitative consistency and the singular position of Château Pape Clément among the great collectible wines of Bordeaux.

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