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Score 95/100 · Wine Spectator

An amazing nose of sweet tobacco, orange peel, cigar box and exotic fruit. Lots of tar too. Full-bodied, with exotic and spicy flavors that are slightly decadent and funky, but wild and wonderful, from leather to dried fruits. Just a baby, too. Give this more age.¿'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Best after 2013. 7,080 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2009

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94
94/100

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95
95/100

Wine Spectator

93
93/100

Robert Parker

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93 points
Robert Parker
Score 93/100 · Robert Parker

A prodigious effort from Pape Clement, this wine is smokin'! It boasts a dense ruby/purple color in addition to a terrific nose of charcoal, blackberries, cassis, tobacco, minerals, and spice. This brilliantly-focused, medium to full-bodied 1998 already reveals a boatload of complexity as well as a remarkably long finish. A large-sized effort for this estate, it exhibits a sweet mid-palate and ripe tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2025. Bravo! Apr 2001, www.robertparker.com

About the producer

Château Pape Clément 1:1
Pape Clement

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.

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