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Ch. Pape Clément, Pessac, Graves Cru Classé 1985
Region: -Bordeaux
Type: Red
Rating: 86
Guide Price: 45.00
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Mid ruby colour showing some development on the rim. Sweet, almost biscuity nose – showing some oak – also some mineral and spice, but surprisingly restrained for what we expected of this usually fragrant Graves. Good mouthfeel – long, well-proportioned and balanced wine, supple fruit, with a touch of Graves tobacco on the finish, yet a little muted. One in our group suggested this bottle may have been suffering from a little TCA – cork-taint – at the threshold of perception. A possibility, and it would explain this wine’s less than expected performance.
Tasted at our '1985 Bordeaux Cru Classé' tasting, 21 October 2003.
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