Château Pape Clément 2022

Wineadvocate

Revealing aromas of blueberries, cassis, spring flowers and toasty new oak, the 2022 Pape Clément is full-bodied, broad and textural, with a rich, layered core of super-ripe fruit framed by liberally extracted tannins that assert themselves on the firm, lavishly oaky finish. This is a flamboyant, unabashedly modern-styled Pape Clément that will need several years in the cellar to blossom. It's a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. - YC 04/2023

Vinous

The 2022 Pape Clément was picked 7-27 September at 35hL/ha, aged in 60% new oak. It has quite an open and expressive bouquet at this stage, with blackcurrant and bilberry scents. A more sensual Pape Clément perhaps, the oak is neatly integrated. Black olives emerge with time, hints of sea spray - this is certainly a wine you have to stay with. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Layers of black fruit laced with graphite and cedar, rending this 2022 quite Pauillac-like in style. Nicely controlled on the finish, this is a Pape Clément with breeding. Tasted four times. - NM 04/2023

Beck

Fin et subtil le bouquet de Pape Clément se révèle progressivement. Il annonce de la profondeur, de la délicatesse et de la pluralité. Invitantes et rafraîchissantes nuances de baies noires et rouges, de bois de réglisse et de poivre noir. L'attaque est friande et légèrement crémeuse. Le vin révèle sa puissance de manière subtile. On est bien loin du style démonstratif que l'on a pu connaître de Pape Clément. La fraîcheur, respectivement la tension et la structure tannique sont en parfaite corrélation. Les tannins, aux grains fins, offrent une puissance sereine, bien encadrée tandis que l'acidité se veut structurante et juteuse. La notion de force tranquille est évidente. Pape Clément 2022 est une grande réussite qui brille de son caractère harmonieux ! - 04/2023

Suckling

This is a very structured 2022 with powerful tannins that run the length of the wine. Yet it’s perfumed and fresh with flowers and subtle undertones of stone. Pure. It’s full but not heavy with backbone and structure. Lots of crushed stone and currants. One of the most transparent you Pape’s I have tasted. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet sauvignon. - 04/2023

Dunnuck

A full-bodied, concentrated, awesome Pessac, the 2022 Château Pape Clément offers up loads of spiced red and black fruits, some leafy tobacco, gravelly earth, and graphite aromatics, building, ripe, polished tannins, and a stacked mid-palate. Beautifully done, with remarkable purity and a great finish, it's going to rank with the crème de la crème of the vintage and is well worth seeking out. - 05/2023