Chateau Pape Clement - Chateau Pape Clement blanc 2022

JAMES SUCKLING: "The purity of fruit is really impressive here with crushed apples, pears and lemons. Some mineral and stone, too. Honeysuckle. Very clear and bright. The palate is full and very direct and focused, with a long, salty dried lemon finish and minerality. Fine phenolics at the end. 63% sauvignon blanc, 35% semillon and 2% muscadelle."

JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2022 Château Pape Clément Blanc is another beauty from this team, and if it puts on some weight over the course of its élevage, it will merit an even higher score. Honeyed lychee, minty herbs, melon, and stone fruits define the bulk of the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with good concentration, nicely integrated acidity, and a great finish. I was able to taste this on multiple occasions with consistent notes."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Mint, white peach, green apples, and pear aromatics open the perfume. On the palate, the wine is ripe, creamy, and focused on its wealth of sweet, yellow citrus, pineapple, white peach, and orange rind notes in the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Semillon and 2% Muscadelle. Picking took place August 28 - September 2. Drink from 2025-2035."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: „The 2022 Pape Clement Blanc is a blend of 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Semillon, and 2% Muscadelle with a yield of 35 hl/ha. It bursts with bold notes of apricots, poached pears, and lemon tart, plus wafts of honeysuckle, cedar, and dill seed. The medium-bodied palate is packed with vibrant apricot and pear flavors, with a racy backbone leading to a long, spicy finish."

DECANTER: "Citrus kick straight away, great direction and focus - there's purity to the lemon, peach, green apple, pear and apricot fruit. Sharp and straight but stylish. Fruity and juicy, precise and detailed, a touch tense still but there's excellent sculpting here and lots of life. Quite bold, some toasted nuances putting the wood at the fore and narrowing some of the expression but there's so much to like with a long, spiced finish. Harvest 28 August to 2 September. Yield of 30hl/ha. Michel Rolland and Julien Viaud consultants. HVE3 and Bee friendly certified. Rolland & Associés consultants."

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Zarte Kräuterwürze, ein Hauch von Holz, weiße Steinobstnuancen, etwas Ananas und Pfirsich im Hintergrund. Saftig, weiße Tropenfrucht, feine Süße, lebendiger Säurebogen, mineralisch und anhaftend, ein eleganter Begleiter bei Tisch."

WEINWISSER: "63 % Sauvignon Blanc, 35 % Sémillon, 2 % Muscadelle. Introvertierter Beginn, Anflug von Golden Delicious, englische Orangenkonfitüre und Zitronenmelisse. Am straffen Gaumen mit nerviger Rasse, mineralischem Kern und mittlerem Körper. Im gebündelten langen Finale Schlüsselblume, Estragon und stützende Wachsnoten. 2024 – 2042."

VINUM: "Verschlossen, sehr ausbaugeprägtes Muster braucht Luft; kompakter Ansatz, enge, in dieser Phase sogar etwas herbe Säure, die auch ansonsten lange Finale prägt; besitzt erfreulich viel Charakter im Stil des Rotwein, muss daher unbedingt reifen."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 63% Sauvignon Blanc, 35% Sémillon and 2% Muscadelle, the 2022 Pape Clément Blanc exhibits aromas of spices, spring flowers, lemon, peach and hints of jasmine and grapefruit. The palate is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and satiny, with an oaky frame. The finish is long, persistent and elegantly spicy."