Château Pape Clément Blanc 2019 Pessac-Léognan Bernard Magrez *

Château Pape Clément was one of the oldest estates to be listed in the Bordeaux classification of 1855 and was first planted in the 13th century by Bertrand de Goth, the youngest son of a noble Bordeaux family. Rising through the Church, Bertrand de Goth became Archbishop of Bordeaux before ascending to the Papacy in 1305, becoming Pope Clement V and giving the Château its name. The vineyard then remained in Church hands, presided by the various Archbishops of Bordeaux until the French Revolution. Even now, the wine is produced on the same land as de Goth first planted over seven hundred years ago.