Chateau Pape Clement rouge 2014

- 94 Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Neal Martin: "The 2014 Pape Clement has quite a potent bouquet with lavish red cherry, kirsch, iodine and pastille-like scents, the oak probably needing another couple of years to fully integrate. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, a fine line of acidity, quite refined and focused with appreciable tension towards the finish that comes laden with succulent, tobacco-infused blackberry fruit. This is a sumptuous and yet refined Pape-Clement that demonstrated the most matière or substance out of all the Pessac-Léognan 2014s that I tasted, except for the Haut-Brion. It is certainly a wine destined for a long future."

- 94 Punkte und "Cellar Selection" WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Ripe and richly fruity, the wine is full bodied with great acidity as well as firm tannins. It will keep for many years. Bold tannins and a fine tension between the fruit and acidity are all promising for the future. Drink this impressive wine from 2025."

- 93 Punkte WINESPECTATOR: "Lavish in profile, this sports a range of warm fruitcake, anise and black tea aromatics followed quickly by a gush of raspberry, plum and boysenberry confiture notes. Velvety, showing ample structure through the finish, pulling the fruit and wood notes together. A rare bird, stylistically, in this generally understated vintage. Best from 2020 through 2035. 11,667 cases made."

- 94 Punkte VINOUS Antonio Galloni, Neal Martin: "The 2014 Pape-Clement has a very classy bouquet with red berry fruit, cranberry and strawberry mixed with clove, sandalwood and a hint of black olive. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very focused and beautifully integrated with the oak. It just builds in the mouth towards a very confidence, sophisticated, tensile finish with graphite lingering on the aftertaste. Superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting."

- 94 Punkte DECANTER: "Restrained compared to some vintages and all the more successful for it. Fine but firm tannins; grip and lovely hold to the dark, brambly, bilberry and cassis fruit. Great potential. 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc.Drinking Window 2023 – 2035"

- 17 Punkte JANCIS ROBINSON: "Tasted blind. One of the first positively interesting noses for a while. Then a very dry finish. But it’s intense and long so should come right eventually."

- 18 Punkte RENE GABRIEL: "Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Parfümiertes Bouquet, wunderschöne Röstnote, welche aber deutlich von den Barriques her stammen, ein Hauch Amarena, Brotkruste, reife Pflaumen, er hat aber auch eine schöne, frische Note darin. Im Gaumen erstaunlich elegant, die Tannine sind fondiert, will heissen angerundet, eine traumhafte Kokossüsse geht vom Extrakt aus. Kein Monster - aber halt doch sehr modern vinifiziert. Hat mir Spass bereitet und zeigt auch deutlich auf, dass das Pessac, der Region Léognan in diesem Jahr haushoch überlegen ist."

- 95 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: "In a vintage that can lack a little pizzazz, the 2014 Pape Clement stands out for its exuberant, sexy, full-bodied style. Checking in as a blend of 58% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and the balance Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new French oak, its deep purple color is followed by a layered, ripe, sexy wine that has loads of currants, blackberries, smoke tobacco, and forest floor aromas and flavors, with just a touch of chocolaty oak. Silky and incredibly pure on the palate, with impeccable balance and sweet, yet present tannin, it’s already impossible to resist, yet is going to deliver the goods for another 20-25 years. It’s a beauty!"

- 96 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: "Intense blackberry and blueberry aromas as well as mushroom undertones. Violets, too. Sweet tobacco. Full-bodied and layered with polished tannins. Very long and beautiful. Give it two or three years to show what it has but already a beauty."