Chateau Clémentin de Pape Clément Pessac Léognan Rouge 2018

Description

Chateau Pape Clement Clementin de Pape Clement Pessac Léognan is the flagship of the Bernard Magrez winery. Classified as an AOC (French designation of controlled origin), it is a still red that comes from one of the oldest Grand Crus in Bordeaux. History has it that it was planted in the thirteenth century by Bertrand de Goth, a cadet of a noble French family in the area. The terroir that hosts it is that of Pessac-Léognan, a small town located a few kilometers from Bordeaux. Here the soil is clayey, calcareous, and with a good presence of gravel. The climate is mild thanks to the influence of the Atlantic Ocean, and the surrounding forests protect it from the otherwise harsh climate. A little curiosity: the vineyard soil is plowed according to age-old methods using oxen or horses. Chateau Pape Clement Clementin de Pape Clement Pessac Léognan is the result of a precise blend: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot. Each individual vine is pruned, stripped, and thinned regularly, a methodology that allows for healthy, controlled growth of the bunches. During the harvest, each individual bunch is inspected and selected by hand and then placed in small wooden crates. The vinification process preserves the individual identity of the grapes, allowing them to best express their characteristics. The grapes, transferred by gravity into wooden barrels and, after manual punching down, macerate for about a month before being transferred to large oak barrels. Aged in barrels for approximately 18 months.

Details

Perfume

The nose is fruity, elegant and powerful. Notes of boysenberry, full-bodied strawberry and, to a lesser extent, blackcurrant combine with delicate hints of violet, iris, purple plum and blackberry.

Color

Purplish purple.

Taste

On the palate, this wine expresses notes of boysenberry, full-bodied blackcurrant and, to a lesser extent, strawberry, combined with hints of flowers, liquorice, chocolate, roast and fine nutty notes.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Chateau Pape Clement

From this winery

• Start up year: 1252
• Hectares: 63

Château Pape Clément is one of the oldest Grands Crus of Bordeaux. His vineyard - the first harvests took place in 1252 - was implemented in the XIIth century by Bertrand de Goth, younger of a noble family from Bordeaux region. Archbishop of Bordeaux, Bertrand de Got became Pope in 1305 under the name of Clement V. This is where the Château inherited its name from and its wine became an icon. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Chateau Clementin de Pape Clement Pessac Leognan Rouge 2018
Type	Red still
Denomination	Pessac Léognan AOC
Vintage	2018
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Vendor	Chateau Pape Clement
Soil composition	Pyrenean clayey gravel from the late Pliocene and Quaternary periods.
Wine making	Manual bunch selection. Optical selection of berries. Gravity vinification in wooden and stainless steel vats of various sizes, from 25 to 70 hectolitres. Preferential maceration at 8 °C. Direct racking into French oak casks and tanks.
Aging	Malolactic fermentation and ageing in second passage barrels (3/4) and vats (1/4) to encourage fruit expression.
Allergens	Contains sulphites