Château Pape Clément Blanc

Name: Château Pape Clément Blanc 2020
Brand: Château Pape Clément
SKU: cpcbl20
Price: 150.40 EUR
Availability: LimitedAvailability

2020

94-96

PARKER

16.5+

JANCIS ROBINSON

97-98

SUCKLING

94

DECANTER

0 reviews

Château Pape Clément

Pessac-Léognan AOC (France)

Sauvignon Blanc / Sémillon / Sauvignon Gris

Spec sheet

Type	White wine
Region	Pessac-Léognan AOC (France)
Grapes	55% Sauvignon Blanc33% SémillonSauvignon Gris
Producer	Château Pape Clément
Allergens	Contains sulfites
Alcohol contenti	13.0%

The wine

The Château Pape Clément Blanc is a Bordeaux white that is especially well-liked by all those who try it. If the Pape Clément red is a constant, always a sure winner, the white is an absolute delight.

After a gentle pressing, the must of the best Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc (primarily) grapes flows by means of gravity through to French oak barrels in which it will ferment and undergo the efforts of battonage. Subsequent ageing takes place, almost entirely, in oak, although a small amount of the wine matures in egg-shaped concrete tanks.

It's a white appearing an intense golden colour with greenish glints, and displays at first a shy nose which soon becomes expressive and reveals citrus hints, with apple and honeysuckle. The oak is discerned but discretely, having subtle vanilla and toasty notes. Some cool spices come through on a full, round palate, with rounded tannins and an intense minerality which stays smooth thanks to a lime acidity. A saline finish.

Drinking and storing

Serve between 8ºC and 10ºC

Food pairing

Roasted poultry / Grilled red bream / Fish stew

Ratings and awards

2020	94-96 PK	16.5+ JR	97-98 SK		94 DC
2019	95-97 PK	17 JR	96-97 SK		94 DC
2018	95 PK	16.5 JR	98 SK	96 WS
2017	94+ PK	15.5 JR	96 SK	95 WS	94 DC
2016	95+ PK	16 JR	95 SK		92 DC
2015	95 PK	17 JR	98 SK		92 DC

PK: ParkerJR: Jancis robinsonSK: SucklingWS: Wine spectatorDC: Decanter

Wine critics reviewsReviews by Parker, Jancis Robinson, and Suckling

The Pape Clement 2017 Blanc (composed of 55% Sauvignon Blanc and 45% Sémillon) has loads of exotic fruit—pineapple, green guava and passion fruit—with crushed stones, fragrant herbs and mandarin peel hints. The palate is medium-bodied, intense and racy with a long, pure, exotic fruit finish.

— Lisa Perrotti-Brown (16/03/2020)Robert Parker Wine Advocate Vintage 2017 - 94+ PARKER

Tasted blind. Pale lemon colour. A bit cheesy on the nose. Very ripe, full and fleshy on the nose. Medium weight and medium intensity. Some lightly spicy oak but the perception on the palate is a little flat. Very spicy on the finish.

— Tom Parker (14/09/2021)JancisRobinson.com Vintage 2017 - 15.5 JANCIS ROBINSON

Aromas of pineapple, peaches and apple pie with stone. Deep and intense, yet always subtle in the nose. Full-bodied, layered and very flavorful. However, it stays focused and precise in the mouth and at the finish. Serious length. Still needs three or four years to come together. Better after 2022.

— James Suckling (10/01/2020)JamesSuckling.com Vintage 2017 - 96 SUCKLING

Customer reviews

Winemaking

Ageing period	Between 12 and 14 months
Type of wood	French oak

The winery