Château Pape Clément red - Pessac-Léognan 2006 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

My Bettane + Desseauve

17,5 / 20

the11/12/2014

Caractère épicé, arômes typiques de pessac-léognan, note de truffe. Tanin plus solide que les crus précédents. C’est le premier millésime de cette série qu’on voit entrer dans une seconde phase aromatique avec ce nez de truffe et d’épices.

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe1/27/2010

Very dark and black. Leathery/cheesy nose. Sweet start and very juicy. Not quite enough refreshment factor but a very decent rendition of 2006. Drink 2016-2028

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2009

Dark in colour. Blackberry, coffee and milk chocolate aromas follow through to a full body, with lots of chewy tannins, ripe fruit and polished wood. This needs time to come together, but it's very powerful. Best after 2014.

Wine Advocate

95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/1/2009

The dense purple-colored 2006 boasts an extraordinary perfume of lead pencil shavings, creme de cassis, burning embers, and a sensation that can only be described as like walking through a damp forest on a hot, humid day. Full-bodied, extraordinarily textured, and multidimensional with an amazingly long finish of nearly 60 seconds, this blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot from a 75-acre vineyard is a compelling wine that is one of the stars of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2030.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

91-93 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/30/2008

Bright ruby-red. Aromas of black fruits and licorice. Dense, sweet and minerally, with a chewy texture and firm underlying structure. Strong component of hot stones. Finishes smoky and sweet, with solid backbone. Plenty of material here.

La Revue du Vin de France

17-18 / 20

the7/5/2007

Jolie trame fruitée, avec un beau moelleux en milieu de bouche et un corps plein. La maturité du fruit et des tanins en fait un vin racé et très complet pour le millésime. Beaucoup de charme.

Decanter Magazine

17 / 20

the6/30/2007

Deep colour. Intense blackcurranty, oaky nose. Palate rich, round and very smooth. Sexy, oaky style. Big, mouthfilling wine with considerable richness of flavour. Very good. 2015-27

Le Point

16 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/24/2007

Boisé, résine, bouche bien droite, tanins veloutés, rehaussée par le bois, bonne rondeur, tendu, fin.

Falstaff

91-93 / 100

the5/24/2007

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe. In der Nase feine Edelholzwürze nach Kokos und Gewürzen von Anis bis Zimt, einladende Herzkirschennote. Am Gaumen elegant und saftig, feine dunkelbeerige Frucht, dezenter Holzeinsatz, mineralisch, feine Extraktsüße, sehr gut balanciert, mit feinemKaramellnachhall, delikater, finessenreicher Wein.

Wein Wisser

19 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe5/7/2007

2012-2030. Sehr dunkles Purpur mit viel violetten Reflexen, die dunkelste Farbe der gesamten Appellation Pessac. Deutlich röstiges Bouquet mit fernöstlichen Gewürzen, Tabak, Korinthen, Zimtpulver, Amarenakirschen, süssliches Schwarzbrot, sehr fein und vielschichtig. Zarter, schmeichelnder Gaumen, cremige Tannine, ein Hauch Kokos, schön ausgelegt, nicht mehr so fordernd wie die letzten Jahrgänge, wieder so wie ein grosser Pape sein sollte: aromatisch, tabakig und fein. Dreimal verkostet, immer von gleicher Genialität.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/3/2007

More accolades are due proprietor Bernard Magrez, Bordeaux’s leading visionary, for what he is accomplishing at his flagship estate as well as at myriad other properties. Pape-Clement’s harvest took place between September 21 and October 10. Yields were only 40 hectoliters per hectare, and the final blend was 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc. While the 2006 will not make anyone overlook the immortal 2005, it is a brilliant, blue/purple-tinged effort exhibiting aromas of lead pencil shavings interwoven with blueberries, raspberries, black currants, and background wood. Medium to full-bodied, pure, textured, and structured, this beauty is one of the appellation’s finest wines. It should put on even more weight with some bottle age. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2030.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byNeal Martinthe5/1/2007

Tasted at a negotiant. Deep purple garnet colour. A lot of new oak dominating the nose. Cassis, raspberry and something very ripe (dried orange peel?) Complex and involving. The palate is full-bodied, very muscular with a lot of new oak. Very modern in style, quite opulent, perhaps lacking a little finesse and poise. Huge grip on the finish. Lacks a little grace but impressive purity of fruit.

TAST

17 / 20

the4/30/2007

Vin puissant et onctueux, lui aussi un peu alourdi par une prise de bois un peu trop riche en “sucres”, magnifique texture et grain de tannin très sophistiqué, peut-être trop sophistiqué.

Vinum

16.50 / 20

the4/30/2007

Rauchig, komplex; kompakt im Mund, von mittlerer Dichte, herbes, aber geschmeidiges Tannin, brennendes Finale; gut gemacht. 2012 bis 2016

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/17/2007

Dark purple with a pink rim. Some fresh, good quality oak on the nose. I feel as though I have tasted many wines like this before (not today)! Neat, well judged fruit, pretty tight inky tannins. I wonder if this is Pape Clément? [it did indeed turn out to be The Flashy One] It tastes eerily like previous vintages of it. It lacks the mellowness of some other examples of 2006 Graves. A well put together package even if this tastes a bit constructed rather than grown.

Wine Enthusiast

90-92 / 100

the4/15/2007

Very toasty, spicy aromas, with some dry firm tannins, this is a wine that is solidly structured, balanced, with the tannins well integrated with the ripe black plum fruit flavors. —R.V.