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Château Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016
Ratings on Delectable
Lyle Fass 
Founder Fass Selections
Class in a glass and so so silky.
Class in a glass and so so silky.
9.6
Ken Z
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage. Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time. Beautiful, well structured dark fruit. Complex, but more open than several left bank wines at this stage, as is usual for Pessac-Leognan.
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage. Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time. Beautiful, well structured dark fruit. Complex, but more open than several left bank wines at this stage, as is usual for Pessac-Leognan.
9.6
David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
Excellent craftsmanship all the way around. Excellent fruit, beautiful soft tannins, excellent acidity. Drink now but cellar and don’t miss the beauty this 16 will bring. Buy!
Excellent craftsmanship all the way around. Excellent fruit, beautiful soft tannins, excellent acidity. Drink now but cellar and don’t miss the beauty this 16 will bring. Buy!
9.5
Adam Gäfvert
The surprisingly approachable 2016 is classy, full bodied and silky with inviting new oak aromatics. You get plenty of currants, mocha, orange peel, clay, black tea and toasty notes. All new oak on the 2016 vintage. The chateau has apparently decreased the level of new oak since. I don’t find it too oaky at all. Would be interesting to compare it with recent vintages. With a generous decant this wine is ready to drink already.
The surprisingly approachable 2016 is classy, full bodied and silky with inviting new oak aromatics. You get plenty of currants, mocha, orange peel, clay, black tea and toasty notes. All new oak on the 2016 vintage. The chateau has apparently decreased the level of new oak since. I don’t find it too oaky at all. Would be interesting to compare it with recent vintages. With a generous decant this wine is ready to drink already.
9.4
Vino Joe
Deep color. A bit weighty. The aromatics were slight. Definite cherry and a lilting zip of spice. Opened up nicely after 40 minutes. Oh so smooth and good structure.
Deep color. A bit weighty. The aromatics were slight. Definite cherry and a lilting zip of spice. Opened up nicely after 40 minutes. Oh so smooth and good structure.
9.3
Andrea Dionne
Looking forward to trying this one.
Looking forward to trying this one.
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