1994 Pape Clement
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A bit hard around the edges, this dark plum/garnet-colored wine shows notes of red currant, sweet tobacco, dried herbs, and coffee in a restrained, measured style, with some tannin in the finish. This wine may have a tendency to become increasingly attenuated with cellar age. Anticipated maturity: Now-2012. Last tasted, 4/02.
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Shows decent fruit flavor, but is slightly dry and herbal and the finish is short. Medium-bodied. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 1997
The 1994's medium ruby color is lighter than expected. The tobacco, redcurrant, and mineral-scented nose is followed by a medium-bodied, restrained, measured wine with sweet fruit, no hard edges, and a suave personality. Drink this elegantly-styled Pape-Clement over the next 7-8 years. Feb 1997, www.robertparker.com
Bright red-ruby. Less profound, more developed aromas of coffee, iron, meat and damp earth—the other side of Burgundy. Harder and less ripe than the '95, with less delineation. Lean and correct, but doesn't have the middle-palate texture and extract to buffer the slightly dry tannins and thus comes across as a bit tough.
About the producer
Among the oldest estates in Bordeaux, Ch. Pape Clément has been guided into the modern era by Bernard Magrez, who has managed the estate since 1985. It makes some of the best reds in the region.