Clementin du Pape Clement 2012
- Producer Chateau Pape Clement
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pessac-Leognan
- UPC 0 15643 50969 8
Clementin de Pape Clement
Le Clementin du Chateau Pape Clement is produced from the vines of Chateau Pape Clement, Grand Cru Classe de Graves. This is one of the oldest properties in Bordeaux. The vineyards were first planted in the XIIIth century by Bertrand de Goth, the youngest son of a noble family from Bordeaux. He was elected Pope in 1305, during the reign of Philippe le Bel, and took the name of Clement V. Chateau Pape Clement belonged to the Archbishop of Bordeaux.
Technal data
Location : Pessac.
Area under vine : 57 hectares. Wine grape variety : 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merdot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Age of vines: 30 years.
Vine density: 7,700 vines per hectare.
Terroir: Gravel table of clay dating from the end of the Pliocene and the Ancient Quaternary.
Area under vine : 57 hectares. Wine grape variety : 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merdot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Age of vines: 30 years.
Vine density: 7,700 vines per hectare.
Terroir: Gravel table of clay dating from the end of the Pliocene and the Ancient Quaternary.
Winemaking
The grapes are initially sorted in the vineyard, hand-picked into small crates, manually destemmed, and then put into wooden vats by gravity flow. Cool pre-fermentation maceration. Manual punching down of the cap. The wine is run off directly into new barrels via gravity flow, without any pumping. It is then aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels.
