Subtle earthy notes of tobacco and leather emerge
grown on gray slate and quartzite on some of the Mosel's most vertiginous terraces
and aromas of sundried tomato
aromatic roots and tonic through a special manufacturing process which the ancient author's original formula is still scrupulously followed and maintained without changes of sorts
high-elevation site of decomposed pink granite in the windswept hills above Fleurie
Chateau Pape Clement, Pessac-Leognan, 2009 CALICOUNT0125 Subtle earthy notes of tobaccoHistory whispers through this winethe oldest vineyard in Pessac Lognan, planted in 1300 and blessed by the Pope himselfbut what matters is what's in the glass: a warm, opulent 2009 that represents Bordeaux at its most generous. The winemaking here is unusually labor intensive: hand harvesting by 200+ workers, hand destemming, Burgundian punch downs, and month long maceration. The result is a 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merlot blend with remarkable