Die Degustationsnotiz des Wine Advocate zum Chateau Pape Clement 2020 rouge Pessac Leognan :
Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 Pape Clement comes barreling out of the glass with bold notes of cassis, plum preserves and licorice, giving way to scents of cedar chest, crushed rocks, charcoal and pencil lead. The medium to full-bodied palate is tightly coiled with beautiful tension and a firm, finely grained texture locking in the layers of black fruits and minerals, finishing with great length and energy. The blend this year is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 50% Merlot, aging mainly in French oak barriques, 66% new, with about 10% aging in large oak foudres. The wine will spend approximately 18 months in barrels.
James Suckling schreibt zum Chateau Pape Clement 2020 rouge Pessac Leognan Folgendes:
Superb aromas of blackberries, crushed stones, iodine and graphite. Full-bodied with ultra fine tannins and a balanced finish. Such length and beauty. Very close to the 2019 in quality.
Das meint die Vinous-Mannschaft um Antonio Galloni zum Chateau Pape Clement:
The 2020 Pape Clément, which I afforded an hour’s aeration, has a very precise bouquet of pure blackberry, cedar, mint and violet aromas, quite discreet but paradoxically intense; these aromas are very seductive. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, lithe tannins framing wonderfully pure black fruit laced with crushed stone and a judicious touch of white pepper. Seamless in texture, this is a sophisticated Pape Clément in the making, an outstanding wine that should age brilliantly in bottle.
Vom Falstaff-Magazin mit 95-97 Punkten bewertet
Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Ockerrand. Attraktive frische Herzkirschenfrucht, dunkle Waldbeeren, Cassis, zart nach Edelholz, feine tabakige Nuancen, ein facettenreiches Bukett. Saftig, komplex, sehr elegant, verfügt über Frische und reife Tannine, mineralisch und sehr gut anhaftend, tolle Balance und Länge, bereits in der Jugend sehr verführerisch, sicheres Entwicklungspoten- zial.