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Château Le Pape
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2021
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Flowers, tobacco leaf, Indian spices and currants are introduced in the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, silky, fresh vibrant with focus on its black raspberries, red plums and cherries. This will be gorgeous to enjoy on release. The wine blends 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is the last vintage of Le Pape. The vines are now incorporated into Chateau Haut Bailly. Drink from 2024-2038. 225 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024Minty herbs, plums, tobacco leaf and cigar box in the nose introduce the medium-bodied, soft, silky, fresh and chalky red fruits oriented wine. This will be gorgeous to enjoy on release. The wine was produced from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 12.9% ABV. Harvesting took place October 1 - October 12. Drink from 2023-2032. 89-91 1,352 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
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2020
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Dried flowers, black raspberries, orange citrus and wet earth create the nose. On the wine is medium-bodied, elegant, fresh and pure, with a lift and sweetness to the fruit in the long, finish. Drink from 2024-2040. 878 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023Fresh red berries and savory herbs create the aromatic profile. Elegant, medium-bodied, fresh, pure, clean, soft and unadorned, the wine leaves you with the essence of ripe, cherries and refined textures on the palate and in the finish. The wine was produced from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 90-92 Pts 1,596 Views Tasted May 20, 2021 |
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2019
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Elegant, fresh, vivacious and loaded with ample, dark red cherries, smoked herbs, cocoa and floral notes, the wine is soft-textured, medium-bodied, and forward, with a sweet, fruit-filled, earthy, creamy-textured finish. Give it a year or two in the cellar before pulling a cork and it will be even better! Drink from 2023-2038. 1,773 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Elegant, medium-bodied, finesse driven, floral, silky and accessible, the wine is going to be beautiful on release, with all its ripe sweet raspberry and even sweeter cherries. 2019 marks their 8th vintage here, and the wine has never been better! The wine was produced from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 90-92 Pts 3,664 Views Tasted Jun 11, 2020 |
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2018
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Medium-bodied, with a core of fresh, ripe, elegant red fruits, the wine is soft, sweet, refined and energetic. Forward in style, the finish shows off its savory ripe, red berries, dark chocolate, spice, herbs and tobacco leaf with ease. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 990 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Flowery with deep, dark red fruits, what you really notice here is the silky texture. Medium bodied with an elegant, refined character, the cherries show their sweetness, the soft, slightly dusty tannins are polished and the finish is fresh and juicy with just a hint of cocoa in the end note. 2018 marks their 7th vintage here, and things are really coming together now. The wine was produced from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 90-92 Pts 1,520 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
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2017
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
An herb garden overflowing with thyme, the last bite of a cherry griotte and a thin veil of smoke excite the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, gentle, fresh and elegant, leaning toward the red fruit side of the style range. There is sparkle and charm here but not much length. The wine was produced from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. 1,741 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
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2016
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Licorice, black cherries, wet earth and caramel scents come easily to the front. On the palate, the wine balances between the fresh fruit and ripe tannins. The finish leaves you with spicy, plums. The wine was produced from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine reached 13.8% ABV with pH of 3.7. 3,161 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
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2015
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Smoke, licorice, caramel, sweet cherries and spice, this wine is medium-bodied, soft, fresh and forward with an elegant appeal. Produced from a blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine reached 13.8% ABV. 89 - 91 Pts 3,714 Views Tasted Apr 23, 2016 |
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2014
Château Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)
Soft, silky, open and already quite easy to drink, the wine is medium-bodied with a nice smoky, tobacco, cedar, leaf and red pit fruit character. This is not going to make old bones. It is ready now and will show best over the next 5-6 years or so. 2,265 Views Tasted Nov 5, 2020Licorice, caramel and sweet cherries, this wine has a soft, open, early-drinking charm. Produced from a blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. This is the second vintage here for winemaker Veronique Sanders. 87-89 Pts 2,032 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
