Château PAPE-CLEMENT 2001

Description

Robert Parker 95 points www.robertparker.com 30th Jun 2004
A brilliant dense purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary perfume of camphor, graphite, plums, cassis, and barbecue spices. A prodigious, multilayered, medium-bodied effort with exceptional concentration, a fabulous texture, and a 50-second finish, this brilliant achievement is one of the vintage’s monumental wines. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. P.S. Yields were a mere 28 hectoliters per hectare, which no doubt explains the wine’s stunning concentration. One of the superstars of the vintage, Pape Clement’s 2001 provides further evidence that this property, ambitiously managed with great dynamism by visionary Bernard Magrez, is pushing quality to the maximum and is obviously attempting to go head to head with its most famous rivals, Haut-Brion and La Mission-Haut-Brion (both located a few miles from Pape Clement).

Jean-Marc Quarin 96 points www.quarin.com (Septembre 2004)
Grande couleur. Grand nez. Fin. Fruité. Fumé et profond. Quelle chair ! Quelle attaque ! Quel gras ! Quelle pulpe ! Le vin fond et devient énergique mais reste très tendre. Grande finale profonde et dense sur un tanin fin et aromatique. Du grand vin. A boire 2013-2033

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com (Septembre 2011)
Six bouteilles ouvertes pour un dîner dont une liégeuse. Beau nez de sous-bois et de truffe. Bouche tendre et caressante, élancée, très savoureuse et marquée par une finale tannique de type cabernet sauvignon. Je l’attendais plus velouté. Peut se servir.