Wine Chateau Pape-Clement AOC Pessac-Leognan Grand Cru Classe de Graves, 2004
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Cabernet Sauvignon: 60%, Merlot: 40%
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Tasting Notes
Wine of deep ruby red color.
The wine has a taste with fine-grained structure, fruity flavor and ripe tannins.
The wine has a scent with notes of blackberry, chocolate milk, tobacco, hot stones and leather.
Wine is a great addition to dishes of meat, game, poultry and cheese.
Interesting Facts
Castle Pape Clement named to honor its most illustrious owner. Bertrand de Goth was born in 1264. At the age of 31, he became a bishop in the Pyrenees, and later, in 1299, Archbishop of Bordeaux. Then he got as a gift to the estate in Pessac. He had a great passion for viticulture and personally involved in equipment, organization and management of the area in accordance with the most modern and best practices. However, June 5, 1305 Bertrand was elected pope, and he takes his name Clement the Fifth (Clement V). Supported by Felipe IV, in 1309 papal court moved to Avignon. During this period, burdened with his duties, the Pope is forced to leave his estate and pass it to the Archbishop of Bordeaux. Continue the vineyard will be known under the name of the descendants of the Pope. Each of the archbishops continued the work of the Pope and strongly improved the vineyard. In the late 18th century, after the revolution, Archbishop of Bordeaux was deprived of his estates and vineyard became part of the public property. Several owners succeeded each other, struggling with various epidemics in the vineyard, while in 1858 it has acquired Bordeaux wine merchant Jean Baptiste Clerk. Fantastic managing the estate, he revived the glory of Chateau Pape Clement wines, the quality of which was confirmed by the Gold Medal Zhirondiyskogo Agricultural Society and the Grand Medal of the Ministry of Agriculture at the International Exhibition of 1878. Also Jean-Baptiste Clerk built a castle, later reconstructed following owner, Mr. Cinto. June 8, 1937 was the darkest day in the history of the vineyard, when heavy rain destroyed it almost completely. Two years later, Paul Montagne bought the manor and gradually revived him to life. Thanks to his efforts, the vineyard has returned to its former level and sustained surge in urbanization. His descendant Léo Montagne and Bernard Magrez continue to age-old traditions so that the wine Château Pape Clément delight wine lovers today and in the future. The total area of 32.5 hectares of vineyard, of which 60% is occupied Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. Cabernet Sauvignon, mainly grows in gravel-sandy soil that gives the wine tannic structure ensures good aging in the bottle. More adapted to clay soils, Merlot produces a full, rich and velvety wine, which are dominated by ripe fruit. Grapes passes severe selection after harvest ridges separated by hand, raw and very gently pressed under the influence of gravity juice flows into wooden vats, where it undergoes a cold maceration. Then under the influence of gravity wine flows into new French barriques, which is aged for 18 months.
Images of keys - the symbol of papal authority - adorn the label Chateau Pape Clement. Additional awards and ratings:
Chateau Pape Clement 2000: Gold medal at the Brussels competition in 2003
Chateau Pape Clement 2001: Gold medal at the prestigious competition «International Wine and Spirit Competition Awards» in London in 2004 and at the Bordeaux competition in 2003
Chateau Pape Clement 2003 silver medal in Paris in 2005
Producer's description
Pape Clément Castle is named after its most famous owner. Bertrand de Goth was born in 1264. At the age of 31, he becomes bishop in the Pyrenees, and later, in 1299, archbishop of Bordeaux. Then he received as a gift an estate in Pessac. He had a great passion for viticulture and was personally involved in equipping, organizing and managing the area in accordance with the most modern and rational methods. However, on June 5, 1305, Bertrand was elected Pope and he took the name Clement V (Clement V). Supported by Philip IV, in 1309 the Papal Court moved to the city of Avignon. During this period, burdened with his duties, the Pope is forced to leave his estate and hand it over to the Archbishop of Bordeaux. Henceforth, the vineyard will be known to posterity under the name of the Pope. Each of the archbishops continued the work of the Pope and improved the vineyard in every possible way.
At the end of the XVIII century after the revolution, the Archbishop of Bordeaux was deprived of his estate and the vineyard became part of public property. Several owners succeeded each other, struggling with various epidemics in the vineyard, until in 1858 it was acquired by the Bordeaux wine merchant Jean Baptiste Clerc. Excellent management of the estate, he revived the glory of Château Pape Clement wines, the quality of which was confirmed by the Gold Medal of the Gironde Agricultural Society and the Great Medal of the Ministry of Agriculture at the International Exhibition of 1878. Jean-Baptiste Clerc also built the castle, later reconstructed by the next owner, Mr. Cinto. June 8, 1937 was a dark day in the history of the vineyard, when a heavy downpour destroyed it almost completely. Two years later, the estate was bought by Paul Montagne and gradually brought it back to life. Thanks to his efforts, the vineyard returned to its former level and withstood the surge of urbanization. His descendant Léo Montagne and Bernard Magrez continue the centuries-old tradition in such a way that Chateau Pape Clement wines delight wine lovers today and in the future.
The vineyards of the economy are spread over an area of 32.5 hectares with a wide variety of terroirs. 30 hectares are occupied by red grape varieties - Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, and only 2.5 hectares are given over to Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Muscadelle. The harvest is carefully and carefully harvested, after which the berries undergo a rigorous selection. Excerpt wines Chateau is carried out only in French barriques. Images of keys - a symbol of Papal power - adorn the labels of four wines from Chateau Pape-Clement.
