CHÂTEAU PAPE CLÉMENT 2018

Château Pape Clément 2018

“An oasis of green, this grand estate within the Bordeaux suburbs has produced a powerful, massively textured wine. It also has the fruit richness to partner the structure along with a fresher streak of acidity. The wine will age, so drink from 2026.” – 96/100, #Cellar Selection, Wine Enthusiast

VARIETIES: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc
REGION: Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
AGEING: Aging for 18 months in oak barrels
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Try from 2024 or will cellar well up to 20 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Perfectly with meat dishes such as beef, lamb, game (deer, venison) and poultry
CRITICS SCORES: JS/97, WS/96, WE/96, D/95, RP/92,

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Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Rouge | Range | Château Pape Clément

VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
– Parcel based management
– Grass grown between the grass, ploughing between vine rows
– Integrated pest management, vigor control
– Debudding, removal of side shoots, green harvesting
– Manual harvest in small crates
– Tillage with animal traction
– Terra Vitis Label and HVE3 Label (high environmental value 3th level )

WINEMAKING
– First sorting in the vineyard, manual harvest in crates
– Manual destemming berry by berry and use of a sorting table
– Transfer into 30-70 hl wooden vats by gravity flow
– Low temperature pre-fermentation maceration
– Manual punching down
– 30-40 day maceration
– The wine is run off into French oak barrels by gravity flow
– Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels
– Aging for 18 months in oak barrels

BLEND
56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc