Château Pape Clément GCC

Château Pape Clément is a grand cru wine estate in the Pessac-Léognan appellation in Graves. It is one of the oldest estates in Bordeaux, dating back to the 13th Century, and is now just 15 minutes from the center of Bordeaux city, and surrounded by urban development. The Pape Clément vineyard is situated on a mix of gravel-sand and clay-limestone soils, with a chalky subsoil rich in iron. This is a good terroir for both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Of the 30 hectares of red grapes Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for about 60 percent, and Merlot around 40 percent. There are also tiny amounts of Petit Verdot and, Cabernet Franc.

Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Color Red
Grape Varieties 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc
ABV 14%
Bottle Size 75cl
Type of Soil Clay gravels
Vinification

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.
30-40 day maceration.
The wine is run off into French oak barrels by gravity flow. Malolactic fermentation in oak barrels Aging for 18 months in oak barrels.