1978 Chateau Pape Clement
Pessac-Leognan, France
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- $ 114 / 750ml
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4 from 1 User Rating
- 1 Critic Review
- Style Red - Savory and Classic
- Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
- Food Pairing Beef and Venison
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Classified Red Wine. Cru Classe de Graves in 1959. This producer also makes a white wine. Ensure your merchant has the color you are looking for.
Vineyard notes: "VINEYARD MANAGEMENT ?- Parcel based management - Grass grown between the grass, ploughing between vine rows - Integrated pest management, vigor control - Debudding, removal of side shoots, green harvesting - Manual harvest in small crates - Tillage with animal traction - Terra Vitis Label and HVE3 Label (high environmental value 3th level )"
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$69.36
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Pape Clement Level Red 1978
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$882.65
$73.55 / 750ml
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1978 Case of 12 Btls
Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
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$1,059.19
$88.25 / 750ml
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Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
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Switzerland: Mendrisio
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$90.80
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Pape Clement Graves, Pessac Leognan
Liquid Collection Limited
Hong Kong
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$112.90
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Pape Clement, Pessac Leognan
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$112.97
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Pape Clement, [Base of Neck]
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$120.03
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Pape Clement, [Very Top Shoulder]
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$1,482.87
$123.56 / 750ml
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1978 Case of 6 Magnum
Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
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$127.09
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Pape Clement
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$801.46
$133.57 / 750ml
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1978 Case of 6 Btls
Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
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$1,779.45
$148.28 / 750ml
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Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
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$961.75
$160.28 / 750ml
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1978 Case of 6 Btls
Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
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$189.23
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Pape Clement France Red Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan
The Wine Cave Co. Ltd.
Hong Kong
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$230.19
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Pape Clement (Torn Label) Bordeaux
Danny Wine Collection Co.,Ltd.
Taiwan: Taipei
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$1,911.32
$238.91 / 750ml
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1978 6ltr
1978 Pape Clement 6L / Pessac- Leognan / Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot,Cabernet Franc,Petit Verdot
Jubilation International
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1978 Bottle (750ml)
1978 Chateau Pape Clement (750ml)
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About the Product
- Classification
- Cru Classé
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
Barrel Fermented
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Consultant Winemaker
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Michel Rolland Julien Viaud
- Ownership
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Bernard Magrez
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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VINEYARD MANAGEMENT ?- Parcel based management - Grass grown between the grass, ploughing between vine rows - Integrated pest management, vigor control - Debudding, removal of side shoots, green harvesting - Manual harvest in small crates - Tillage with animal traction - Terra Vitis Label and HVE3 Label (high environmental value 3th level )
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- Winemaking
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- First sorting in the vineyard, manual harvest in crates - Manual destemming berry by berry and use of a sorting table - Transfer into 30-70 hl wooden vats by gravity flow - Low temperature pre-fermentation maceration - Manual punching down - 30-40 day maceration - The wine is run off into French oak barrels by gravity flow - Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels
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- Ageing
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18 months in oak barrels
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Braised beef with dumplings Main Course
- German
- Châteaubriand Main Course
- With Béarnaise sauce
- French
- Beef Wellington Main Course
- Contains: beef fillet, mushrooms, puff pastry
- British
- Cheddar Cheese Course
- British
Details
About the Product
- Classification
- Cru Classé
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
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13.5 - 14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
Production Attributes
Barrel Fermented
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Consultant Winemaker
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Michel Rolland Julien Viaud
- Ownership
-
Bernard Magrez
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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VINEYARD MANAGEMENT ?- Parcel based management - Grass grown between the grass, ploughing between vine rows - Integrated pest management, vigor control - Debudding, removal of side shoots, green harvesting - Manual harvest in small crates - Tillage with animal traction - Terra Vitis Label and HVE3 Label (high environmental value 3th level )
Read more
- Winemaking
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- First sorting in the vineyard, manual harvest in crates - Manual destemming berry by berry and use of a sorting table - Transfer into 30-70 hl wooden vats by gravity flow - Low temperature pre-fermentation maceration - Manual punching down - 30-40 day maceration - The wine is run off into French oak barrels by gravity flow - Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels
Read more
- Ageing
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18 months in oak barrels
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Critics Scores & Reviews
(1)1978 vintage
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2024
92 / 100
$ 79
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$ 77
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$ 119
2021
92 / 100
$ 95
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94 / 100
$ 103
2019
94 / 100
$ 112
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94 / 100
$ 118
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94 / 100
$ 111
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$ 130
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93 / 100
$ 142
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$ 119
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$ 89
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$ 112
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$ 253
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$ 270
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$ 159
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$ 123
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$ 258
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1978 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1978 vintage for Bordeaux offered up some surprises.
The growing season got off to a poor start with a damp, chilly spring, but conditions eventually improved. Towards the end of the summer, the weather had sufficiently warmed up and dried out to see a string of...
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