2015 Chateau Pape Clement

99 POINTS

James Suckling

The clarity to this wine is impressive. Wealth of dark-plum and black-fruit essence not to mention orange citrus. Everything is dialed up to the limit here but then dialed in on the palate. Such impressive depth and suave, ripe, fluid tannins that deliver impressive length. Great wine. Such polish. Superb. Try from 2022.

98 POINTS

James Suckling

Very impressive pear and dried-peach fruits with very subtle mealy, savory notes. The palate delivers impressive weight, amazing power and depth here. Richness and great prowess. Tight now. Give it three or four years to open.

97 POINTS

James Suckling

Shows amazing depth of fruit with fabulous polish and length. Electric acidity. Full body, very integrated and refined tannins. Phenolic finesse shows here.  Great finish. It lasts for minutes. Best young Pape Clément I have tasted. Grows in the glass. Points: 97-98

96 POINTS

James Suckling

So dense and powerful. Layered and chewy. Phenolic. Full body, dried apple and pear. Pineapple too. Goes on for minutes.

95 POINTS

Wine Spectator

Ripe and lush, with flashy anise, apple wood and mocha notes forming the frame and ample cassis, cherry paste and plum sauce flavors at the core for balance. Shows lots of sweet spice details through the finish, with the apple wood edge holding sway for now. A bold, glossy version that will please fans of the style after some time.

95 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

Rich, already attractive, this wine sums up the whites in this vintage. With its opulent character and great fruit, it is rich, tangy and lightly herbal. It is a very complete wine and will be delicious from 2023.

94 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

93–95. Barrel Sample. The wood is showing strongly here, giving a layer of spice to the generous perfumed fruit. It is going to be a rich, full wine, packed with fruit.

94 POINTS

Roger Voss - Wine Enthusiast

93–95. Barrel Sample. Powerful and with a sense of dark extraction, this is a concentrated wine. It has chocolate as well as dark plum flavors that offer a dense counterpoint to the fresher aftertaste.