The 2021 Pape Clement is a notable Bordeaux blend from the esteemed Pape Clement estate in the Pessac Leognan sub-region of Bordeaux, France. This red wine, sealed with a traditional cork, has garnered high praise from multiple reviewers, achieving scores predominantly in the mid-90s range.

James Suckling awarded the wine a 95, lauding its refined and complex character. He describes it as "polished and beautiful with very fine tannins that caress your palate," noting flavors of currant, chocolate, hazelnut, and black walnut, with hints of mushroom. Suckling suggests that while it is drinkable now, it will improve with a few more years of aging.

William Kelley from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate gave it a score of 91-94, highlighting its rich aromas of "sweet berries and cherries mingled with espresso roast, black truffles, toasty new oak and loamy soil." Kelley found the wine to be medium to full-bodied, deep, and quite extracted, improving in integration and harmony over time.

Jane Anson, who rated it 93, emphasized its restrained elegance and balance. She detailed the flavors of blackberry, loganberry, liquorice, cocoa bean, crayon, and pencil lead, appreciating its "savoury and juicy" character. Anson noted that while it can age, its suppleness means it doesn't require a long wait.

Jeff Leve scored it 94, appreciating its aromatic complexity of chocolate, espresso, smoke, black cherries, blackberries, and flowers. Leve described the palate as "round, supple and deep with layers of creamy, dark chocolate-tinted plums, cherries, licorice, smoke, and espresso," noting its concentration and reserved style, influenced by the vintage and stylistic choices.

Jeb Dunnuck, also scoring it 93, praised the wine's "beautifully layered, round, medium-bodied" profile with ripe black cherry and currant-driven fruit, and notes of scorched earth and tobacco. Dunnuck highlighted its ripe yet integrated tannins, predicting it will shine for 15 years.

Antonio Galloni from Vinous awarded it 94, calling it a "very elegant, polished wine" with flavors of crushed flowers, red cherry fruit, blood orange, menthol, and spice. Galloni appreciated the floral top notes that add freshness and vivacity, admiring the more laid-back house style.

Finally, Decanter's review, also scoring it 94, described it as having a "concentrated and intense nose with subtle violet and perfume flecks." The palate was noted for its "chewy and grippy" texture, with mouthwatering acidity, plush tannins, and a complex array of flavors including strawberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, eucalyptus, and liquorice, along with minerality and notes of cedar, clove, dark chocolate, and slate.

Overall, the 2021 Pape Clement is a complex, well-structured wine with a range of flavors and a promising aging potential, making it a standout in the 2021 vintage.