Château Pape Clément is one of the oldest properties in Bordeaux. The vineyard was first planted in the 13th century by Bertrand de Goth, the youngest son of a noble family from Bordeaux. He was the Archbishop of Bordeaux and became Pope in 1305, then took the name of Clément V. The vineyard was run by the Bordeaux Archbishopry until the French Revolution. The estate can take pride in the production of wine in the same vineyards for over 7 centuries.
The manual harvest is carried out on a plot-by-plot basis in crates, with a first sorting in the vineyard. After a second sorting on the table, the berries are transported by gravity to wooden vats of 30 to 70 hl and undergo a pre-fermentation maceration at low temperature. Manual punch-downs accompany the maceration, which lasts 30 days, to refine the extraction. Direct racking into French oak barrels and vats by gravity. The malolactic fermentation is carried out in barrels (2/3 new and 1/3 of a wine). The aging is 18 months in French oak barrels (90%) and vats (10%).
95 Points By Wine Spectator
95 Points by Decanter
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