Château Pape Clément red - Pessac-Léognan 2001 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

WeinWisser

19 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe11/19/2007

Sattes Purpur-Granat. Völlig offen und erstaunlich zugänglich buttrig, schwarzer Kirschenkompott, Tabaknoten, schwarze Edelhölzer, Vanillemark, einfach berauschend. Auch im Gaumen von einer seltenen Opulenz (für einen Pape Clément), cremig, weich, anmutig und mit einer erotischen Pessac-Würze ausgestattet, vom Körper wie ein dicher, aber dennoch eleganer Chambertin wirkend. Sicher einer der besten Weine des Bordeaux-Jahrgangs 2001.

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe6/30/2004

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).

Wine Spectator

90 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2004

Aromas of berries, tobacco and meat follow through to a full-bodied palate, with good fruit, silky tannins and a delicate finish. This is a refined Pape. Best after 2007.

Wine Advocate

94-96 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2003

A brilliant achievement and one of the wines of the vintage, Pape Clement's remarkable 2001 should surpass their fabulous 2000. A magnificent effort, it was produced from yields of 28.6 hectoliters per hectare, and the final blend (70% of the production) consisted of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The multi-textured/layered 2001 boasts an opaque purple color, amazing purity and presence on the palate, a sensational texture, and loads of graphite, lead pencil, plum, fig, black cherry, and currant fruit. Medium-bodied, extraordinarily elegant as well as remarkably concentrated, pure, and suave, it is a tour de force in winemaking. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2028.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2002

The 2001 boasts an opaque purple color, amazing purity and presence on the palate, a sensational texture, and loads of graphite, lead pencil, plum, fig, black cherry, and currant fruit. This medium-bodied, extraordinarily elegant as well as remarkably concentrated, pure, and suave offering it is a tour de force in winemaking. Pape-Clement's remarkable 2001 is a brilliant achievement that should prove to be a worthy rival to their fabulous 2000. This is one of the greatest wines of the vintage, produced from yields of 28.6 hectoliters per hectare, and the final blend (70% of the production) consisted of equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. One of its neighbors remarked that Pape-Clement had more people sorting grapes at the winery (120 employees) than harvesting! Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020.