Pape Clement Cuvee Bernard Magrez Pessac-Leognan Grand Cru - 2020 (750ml)

98 points Vinous Media

The 2020 Pape Clement is outrageously beautiful. Dark, virile and imposing, the 2020 is a rare vintage of Pape Clement that is vertical and statuesque in feel. Dark fruit, chocolate, new leather, licorice and cloves infuse the palate with tremendous depth. In a word magnificent. - Antonio Galloni December 2022

95 point Vinous Media

The 2020 Pape Clement has a comparatively light, rather "aloof' bouquet that demands rigorous coaxing in the glass. This might be going through a dumb phase The palate is very elegant and harmonious, exerting insistent grip and finely judged acidity with a vivacious, persistent finish les wonderful, but it needs time for the aromatics to fully open. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. - Neal Martin January 2024

94+ Points Robert Parker

Aromas of rich cherries, cassis, burning embers, violets and dark chocolate introduce the 2020 Pape Clément, a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy wine that's ripe, layered and generously extracted but also a touch deeper and more reserved than the flashy 2019. While it would be an exaggeration to say that this estate's red wines are making much of a shift in the direction of restraint, the style is certainly less aspirational than it was a decade ago. - William Kelley April 6, 2023