Chateau Pape Clement Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 1996
Standard - 75cl
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- Vintage1996
- ColourRed
- ProducerChateau Pape Clement
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- Sub RegionPessac-Leognan
- DesignationAOP
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV13
- LWIN10136901996
- Avg. Critic Score3.8★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Full ruby-red. Superripe aromas of roasted plum, black raspberry, woodsmoke and humus. Dense and rather unevolved, but with sound acidity giving it excellent vinosity. Full, quite dry and serious; the substantial dusty tannins coat the entire palate.
- Reviewer Name: Stephen Tanzer
- Review Date: May 1999
Tasted at the property, the 1996 Pape-Clement is a wine that has been rather up and down in my past experience. Now at 20 years old, it has a fragrant, mild-mannered, well defined bouquet with scents of tobacco and black tea. It still has that leafiness to it, although I can abide that. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, slightly dry tannin. There is good body here although not the finesse shown by more recent vintages that I feel occupy a higher level. It just tapers slightly towards the finish with a prickle of spice, but I would have liked more substance and energy. It is not a bad 1996 by any means -- what it lacks is the panache and precision of more recent vintages. Tasted July 2016.
- Drinking Window: 2016 - 2026
- Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
- Review Date: October 2016