($50-$75) Medium red-ruby. Black raspberry, mocha, tobacco and nutty oak aromas. Suave, silky and full, with complex flavors of raspberry, minerals, gravel and woodsmoke. Unusually plump for the vintage, yet also firmly built and quite primary. An excellent showing.

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An undeniable success as well as a candidate for the Graves of the vintage in 2002, the 2002 Pape Clement boasts a deep ruby/purple color in addition to notes of smoke, hot bricks, scorched earth, red and black currants, and some high-class cigar tobacco. It is medium to full-bodied with a rich, textured mouthfeel, wonderful sweetness, ripeness of tannin, and a long finish with hints of plums, licorice, and subtle barrique. It should drink well for 15-18 years.

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Concentrated aromas of plums, coffee and blackberries follow through to a full-bodied palate, with chewy tannins and a rich finish. Slightly overextracted but very good. 7,080 cases made.

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Ruby in color. Low rim variation. Fast legs. Strawberry. Blackberry. Black Pepper, Nutmeg. Medium bodied. Medium/Full bodied. Satin-like texture. Medium finish.