Château PAPE-CLEMENT 2022

Description

Yves Beck 96-98 points www.yvesbeck.wine

60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon

Fin et subtil le bouquet de Pape Clément se révèle progressivement. Il annonce de la profondeur, de la délicatesse et de la pluralité. Invitantes et rafraîchissantes nuances de baies noires et rouges, de bois de réglisse et de poivre noir. L’attaque est friande et légèrement crémeuse. Le vin révèle sa puissance de manière subtile. On est bien loin du style démonstratif que l’on a pu connaître de Pape Clément. La fraîcheur, respectivement la tension et la structure tannique sont en parfaite corrélation. Les tannins, aux grains fins, offrent une puissance sereine, bien encadrée tandis que l’acidité se veut structurante et juteuse. La notion de force tranquille est évidente. Pape Clément 2022 est une grande réussite qui brille de son caractère harmonieux !  2028-20

Jean-Marc Quarin 95 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre et pourpre. Nez intense, au fruité mûr. Nuances complexes. Finement charnu en entrée de bouche, aromatique au milieu, complet, le vin évolue marqué par le bois dans la persistance, mais long, fruité, sur un grain distingué.

Antonio Galloni 94-96 www.vinous.com
The 2022 Pape Clément was picked 7-27 September at 35hL/ha, aged in 60% new oak. It has quite an open and expressive bouquet at this stage, with blackcurrant and bilberry scents. A more sensual Pape Clément perhaps, the oak is neatly integrated. Black olives emerge with time, hints of sea spray – this is certainly a wine you have to stay with. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Layers of black fruit laced with graphite and cedar, rending this 2022 quite Pauillac-like in style. Nicely controlled on the finish, this is a Pape Clément with breeding. Tasted four times.

Georgina Hindle 95 points  www.decanter.com (at Bordeaux, 01 Apr 2022)
Focussed and charming, good weight and depth, the tannins come into play almost straight away coating the mouth in fine but plump, fleshy black fruit with cool blue fruit touches and high acidity giving a different, lighter nuance. Well made, with good definition. Not as lively as some, but has supreme complexity and shine, everything feels well worked with touches of oak, liquorice spice and clove that dot the palate. Strong and serious but confident and controlled. A thoroughbred. Tightly knitted but still showing glamour. Harvest 7-27 September. Bee friendly, HVE3 certified. Celebrating 770 vintages in 2022. Michel Rolland and Julien Viaud consultants.

William Kelley 92-94 points www.erobertparker.com
Revealing aromas of blueberries, cassis, spring flowers and toasty new oak, the 2022 Pape Clément is full-bodied, broad and textural, with a rich, layered core of super-ripe fruit framed by liberally extracted tannins that assert themselves on the firm, lavishly oaky finish. This is a flamboyant, unabashedly modern-styled Pape Clément that will need several years in the cellar to blossom. It’s a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Neal Martin 93-96 www.vinous.com
The 2022 Pape Clement is shaping up to be a gem. Deep, pliant and layered in the glass, the 2022 possesses notable energy and vibrancy to play off its core of rich, sumptuous fruit. Soft, plush contours wrap it all together. Time in the glass brings out notable energy, especially as the mid-palate opens into the gorgeous, palate-staining finish. The 2022 is unusual in that it is 60% Merlot, rather than the more typical blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted three times.

Jeb Dunnuck 96-98+ points www.jebdunnuck.com
A full-bodied, concentrated, awesome Pessac, the 2022 Château Pape Clément offers up loads of spiced red and black fruits, some leafy tobacco, gravelly earth, and graphite aromatics, building, ripe, polished tannins, and a stacked mid-palate. Beautifully done, with remarkable purity and a great finish, it’s going to rank with the crème de la crème of the vintage and is well worth seeking out.

Le Château Pape Clément 2022 est un Pessac corsé, concentré et impressionnant. Il offre des arômes de fruits rouges et noirs épicés, de tabac à feuilles, de terre graveleuse et de graphite, des tanins mûrs et polis et un milieu de bouche étoffé. Magnifiquement réalisé, d’une pureté remarquable et d’une grande finale, il se classera parmi la crème de la crème du millésime et mérite d’être recherché.