A wine with blackberry and dark chocolate aromas and flavors. It's full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long and intense finish. I love the depth of fruit and balance to this wine. And it's the second wine of Pape Clement. Better in 2017.
-www.jamessuckling.com, 'Tasting Report: 2010's Greatness Across The Board in Bordeaux', 17 Feb 2013

As for the second wine, which was harvested between September 29 and October 20 (much like the grand vin), the 2010 Le Clementin du Pape Clement is probably the best second wine I have ever tasted from Pape Clement. It certainly shouldn’t be thought of as a lesser selection, considering its high quality. Dense ruby/purple, with notes of smoked herbs, blue and black fruits, creosote and camphor, the wine is better than most Pape Clements in the 1970s and 1980s. Yields were 33 hectoliters per hectare, which is virtually nothing given the fact that this is a second wine, not a grand vin. There are 70,000 bottles of this wine produced versus 96,000 bottles of Chateau Pape Clement. Drink it over the next 10-15 years. Drink: 2013 - 2028

Kudos to proprietor Bernard Magrez, who has built an empire based on high quality more than any other characteristic.
-Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205 Feb 2013

A dark, winey style, with macerated black currant and fig notes and a tongue-coating note of tar and espresso. Stays fresh, despite its weight, with a long, black fruit-filled finish. -J.M.

[55CS 45M] Dense, stony nose, really 'smell' the pebbles alongside the fresh black fruit; impressive nose for a second wine; concentrated, vigorous and finely tannic, elegant in spite of the abundance and concentration of its elements; very ripe, almost sweet in its black fruit, but well defined by a firm acidity, vital and fresh, with a firm, but fine textured tannin; both matter and complexity; long, rich and fine and complete, long and aromatic to finish. Imposing for what it is. Remarkable for a Clementin. 2014-24+ [M.Schuster, Bordeaux Mar/Apr 2011]

Cropped between 24th September and 20th October, this has a very ripe, fig and date tinged bouquet that is a little too ripe for me. The palate is full-bodied with soft, plush tannins, but needing a little more backbone to support it. It is silky smooth towards the finish with impressive length, but perhaps it is not as complex as it could have been. Tasted April 2011.