Methuselah Château Pape Clément red - Pessac-Léognan 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

WeinWisser

18,5 / 20

the5/7/2019

Vinous

93-96 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe5/3/2019

The 2018 Pape Clément is dense, powerful, and brooding. In most vintages, Pape Clément is much more showy and inviting, but the 2018 is in no mood to show all of its cards. Instead, we find a Pape Clément that explodes with vertical intensity and lift. Captivating scents of gravel, smoke, leather, tobacco, chocolate and incense add layers of complexity. I can't wait to see how the 2018 ages. Today, it is super expressive. The blend is 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. New oak is 45%. Tasted four times.

Bettane & Desseauve

96-97 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/3/2019

Certainement l’un des plus beaux pape-clément de l’histoire.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95-97 / 100

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

From Bernard Magrez’s flagship estate, the 2018 Château Pape Clément checks in as a tentative blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc that will spend 18 months in 60% new French oak. This ripe, full-bodied, opulent beauty knocks it out of the park and boasts a saturated purple color to go with a monster bouquet of cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with notes of smoked earth, graphite, spicy oak, and spring flowers. Possessing ripe, silky tannins (and plenty of them), remarkable purity of fruit, a stacked mid-palate, and a great, great finish, it ranks in the top tier in the vintage, and despite having the fruit to drink nicely in its youth, it’s going to age effortlessly. It might very well be the finest wine from this estate in the past decade or more. Tasted on three separate occasions.

Vinifera

94 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Très beau nez épicé, sur la ronce, fumé avec un élevage bien calibré. Bouche vineuse pleine de tanins au goût mûr, extraction ambitieuse mais le vin ne sèche pas, les tanins sont serrés, équilibre convaincant pour l'année. 

The Wine Cellar Insider

96-98 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Opaque in color with shiny purple accents, the wine is loaded with smoke, tobacco leaf, cigar box and dark red fruits. The wine has depth and concentration but never feels heavy. There is enough acidity here to keep the wine lifted. The velvet tannins in the luxurious finish never feels over-blown this year. This is going to require at least a decade or more and will be worth the wait. The wine was made from blending 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. The oak has been dialed back a bit and 5% of the harvest was aged in oak foudres, which helps aid in the freshness.

Wine Advocate

96-98 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

This wine is a blend of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc to be aged for approximately 18 months in oak barriques, 60% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Pape Clement is a little closed, slowly unfurling to reveal fragrant earth, crushed rocks, iron ore and tobacco notions over a core of crushed red and black currants plus kirsch, red roses and Ceylon tea. Full-bodied and wonderfully vivacious, it offers a solid line of firm and fine-grained tannins and amazing freshness, finishing very long and mineral laced.

Wine Enthusiast

94-96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/17/2019

The wine is firm in stature yet shot through with vitalizing acidity. Its structure and full-bodied density are memorable and powerful. It has the potential for lengthy aging.

Jamessuckling.com

97-98 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

This is a very driven Pape Clément with fantastic density and finesse at the same time. Linear and driven, the finish goes on for minutes with incredible tension and focus. More cabernet. Refinement with power.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

96 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

95-98 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

This is really well put together, with waves of steeped plum, currant and raspberry fruit, bolts of licorice and tar and a long apple wood accent on the sappy finish.