Red Wine: 2005 | Chateau Pape Clement | Pessac-Leognan 15L
55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2005 is a magnificently structured wine with ripe cassis and blackberry character together with chocolate, spice and tobacco notes, a beautifully rounded palate and good acidity.
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Producer: Chateau Pape Clement
Vintage: 2005
Size: 15L
ABV: 13%
Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red
Country/Region: France, Bordeaux
55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2005 is a magnificently structured wine with ripe cassis and blackberry character together with chocolate, spice and tobacco notes, a beautifully rounded palate and good acidity. A beautiful Pape Clment sold in magnificent large format.
Producer Information
Chteau Pape Clment is a grand cru wine estate in the Pessac-Lognan appellation in Graves. It is one of the oldest estates in Bordeaux, dating back to the 13th Century, and is now just 15 minutes from the center of Bordeaux city, and surrounded by urban development.The Pape Clment vineyard is situated on a mix of gravel-sand and clay-limestone soils, with a chalky subsoil rich in iron. This is a good terroir for both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.Of the 30 hectares (74 acres) of red grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for about 60 percent, and Merlot around 40 percent. There are also tiny amounts of Petit Verdot and, Cabernet Franc.There are 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) planted to white grapes. This comprises around 45 percent each of Semillon, and Sauvignon Blanc, and 10 percent Muscadelle.Chteau Pape Clment produces three pairs of red and white wines, including the grands vins. Le Clmentin du Pape Clment is the second label.
