1978 Pape Clement
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This wine has dropped most of its fruit, taking on an earthy, stale mushroom-like quality. The medium ruby color exhibits a great deal of amber and brown. The finish is marked by excessive acidity and a slight dirtiness. There is still some underlying fruit, but this wine seems to be collapsing quickly. Last tasted, 1/89.
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This wine has dropped most of its fruit, taking on an earthy, stale mushroom-like quality. The medium ruby color exhibits a great deal of amber and brown. The finish is marked by excessive acidity and a slight dirtiness. There is still some underlying fruit, but this wine seems to be collapsing quickly. Last tasted, 1/89. Jan 1998, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Among the oldest estates in Bordeaux, Ch. Pape Clément has been guided into the modern era by Bernard Magrez, who has managed the estate since 1985. It makes some of the best reds in the region.