Pape Clement Vintage:2008 16 ha parcel in Charmes

16 ha parcel in Charmes proper of vines planted in 1885 that have never been pulled up though Roty points out that all those that have died over the years have been replanted)

Cabernet Sauvignon dominates this wine with 90%

Not surprisingly at only 10 years of age

a little nervous and has some cellar time ahead of it

Pape Clement Vintage:2008 16 ha parcel in CharmesShowing a good depth of color the wine offers a rich dose of chocolate covered plums and cherries with tobacco leaf, licorice, smoke, and coffee bean. Straddling the fence between opulence and freshness, the finish hangs in there with its dusty cherries, smoke and licorice notes. Give this a decade in the cellar before popping a cork, it will be worth the wait.