1975 Pape Clement
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The 1975 is the best Pape-Clement of the seventies. The complex smoky, roasted-chestnut, earthy bouquet is intense. On the palate, this dark garnet-colored, medium bodied wine is lighter than many 1975s, but it has excellent concentration, a surprising suppleness, and a fine, spicy, mineral-flavored finish with a hint of truffles and charcoal. Do not expect all of the wine's tannin to ever fully melt away. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. Last tasted, 10/97.
The 1975 is the best Pape-Clement of the seventies. The complex smoky, roasted-chestnut, earthy bouquet is intense. On the palate, this dark garnet-colored, medium bodied wine is lighter than many 1975s, but it has excellent concentration, a surprising suppleness, and a fine, spicy, mineral-flavored finish with a hint of truffles and charcoal. Do not expect all of the wine's tannin to ever fully melt away. Anticipated maturity: Now-2008. Last tasted, 10/97. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
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.