Pape Clement other_regions

Pape Clement other_regionsShowing a good depth of color the wine offers a rich dose of chocolate covered plums and cherries with tobacco leaf, licorice, smoke, and coffee bean. Straddling the fence between opulence and freshness, the finish hangs in there with its dusty cherries, smoke and licorice notes. Give this a decade in the cellar before popping a cork, it will be worth the wait.

Showing a good depth of color the wine offers a rich dose of chocolate covered plums and cherries with tobacco leaf

On the palate it shows a bit of the more rustic style of the 1970s

the tannins are nearly buried by the fruit

cherry and violet pastille flavors that are complicated by salty olive and cracked pepper nuances

it should blossom in another five years or so

There is enough wood and reduction to notice so I would strongly advise decanting this if you’re inclined to try a bottle young

There are usually four vintages a decade of La Rioja Altas Gran Reserva 904

this medium bodied wine leaves you with a fresh

from vines in the Cote Blonde that are reportedly almost 65 years old)

mildly warm and youthfully austere finale where a touch of bitter pit fruit character shows up

well-balanced and beautifully persistent finish

very elegant in style with a precise