2024, Château Pape Clement Rouge, PESSAC-LÉOGNAN, Grand Cru Classé des Graves

Deep garnet-purple coloured with showy notes of raspberry coulis, fresh black currants, and plums, plus suggestions of cinnamon stick, lilac, and fertile loam. The light to medium-bodied palate has great tension and fine-grained tannins supporting the vibrant black and red berry flavours, finishing long and fragrant. The intensity and black fruit on here with no form of must concentration is impressive!
94-96+ Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW.

The 2024 Pape Clément is unusual in that Cabernet Sauvignon drives the blend. That is evident in the wine's strong savoury profile and overall structural feel. A reduction in the oak imprint emphasises fruit and overall vibrancy. The 2024 is not as showy, but the style here has also undergone a pretty radical transformation. It was vinified in oak, steel and concrete. A significant portion of the wine saw malolactic fermentation in tank rather than oak, as had been the case in the past. That adds up to a vibrant, nervy Pape Clément that represents a new era here. 2034-2054.
94-96 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.