| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pessac-Léognan |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
The rare dry white wine of Château Pape Clément is made from around 50:50 Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc with a touch of Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle.
The 2025 is mainly Sauvignon Blanc with some Sémillon, Sauvignon Gris and Muscadelle. Maturation in 20% new oak, concrete eggs, ceramic tanks and foudres.
The 2025 Pape Clément Blanc was picked August 20 to 25 and matured in 65% barrels, of which one-third is new. This is quite aromatic on the nose with yellow plum, marzipan and touches of patisserie. The palate is well balanced and certainly less heavy and “worked” compared to vintages that I tasted a decade ago. Fine acidity, quite fresh and tangy, with a dab of white pepper towards the finish. This should be drinking with just a few months in bottle. Drink 2027-2036.
Bright lemon colour. This is tropical and polished, sweet, ripe and succulent. The palate is smooth and ripe with pineapple fruit and a warming, ripe style for the vintage. Tangy acidity, but this is a spicy, smooth and sweet wine in 2025.
This is enveloping, with a broad textural element running throughout. It’s bright and incisive, yet with a blanket of fruit that extends across the palate. Flavorful and long. A blend of 56% sauvignon blanc, 30% semillon and 14% sauvignon gris. Aged in barrels, foudres, concrete, amphorae and stainless steel.
Rich, vivid and textured, the 2025 Pape Clément Blanc is outrageously beautiful. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, tangerine peel, mint and white pepper soar from the glass. All the elements are so well balanced. This builds beautifully through to the intense, palate-staining finish. In 2025, the Blanc is quite simply magnificent—clearly one of the wines of the vintage. 2030 - 2040
