Pessac-Léognan Rouge AOP Grand Cru Classé - Château Pape Clément

The powerful Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru Classé from Château Pape Clément flows into the glass with a dense, purple-red color. When given some air in the wine glass by swirling, this red wine reveals high viscosity, which shows in pronounced church windows on the glass. In the glass, this red wine from Château Pape Clément reveals aromas of blackberries and black currants, complemented by toasted wood, leather, and smoky notes. This French wine delights with its elegantly dry taste profile. It was bottled with exceptionally little residual sugar. As you would expect from a wine in the icon-wine segment, this Frenchman, despite all its dryness, charms with the finest balance. A great taste does not necessarily require a lot of residual sugar. This velvety red wine presents itself on the palate as powerful and multi-layered. On the finish, this red wine from the Bordeaux wine region impresses with considerable length. Hints of blackberry and black currant appear again. In the aftertaste, mineral notes from the gravel-dominated soils join in.

Vinification of the Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru Classé from Château Pape Clément

The powerful Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru Classé from France is a cuvée, vinified from the grape varieties Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. In Bordeaux, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on gravel soils. The Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru Classé is an Old World wine through and through, as this French wine exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underscores the success of wines from the Old World. The wine berries for this red wine from France are harvested exclusively by hand at optimal ripeness. After the harvest, the grapes are immediately brought to the winery. There they are selected and gently crushed. Fermentation then takes place in small wooden barrels at controlled temperatures. After fermentation, the wine is aged for several months on the fine lees before it is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for Château Pape Clément Pessac-Léognan Rouge Grand Cru Classé

This red wine from France is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It pairs perfectly as an accompaniment to stuffed cabbage rolls, chickpea curry, or duck breast with sugar snap peas.

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