- Producer
- Clos Saint-Jean
- Origin
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone/southern France FRANCE
- Colour
- red
- Wine Style
- dry
- Dominant Grape
- Grenache/Garnacha
- Closure Style
- cork
- Maturity
- drink or keep
- Bottle Size
- 75cl
- Case Quantity
- 6
- Alcohol
- 16%
- Wine Score
- 98 points, Jeb Dunnock, erobertparker.com, Oct 2014
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Media Reviews
Jeb Dunnock
The 2012 Châteauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina is a blend of 60% Grenache aged in foudre (from close to 100-year-old vines) and 40% Mourvedre aged in demi-muids. Its deep ruby/purple color is followed by incredible notes of cassis, roasted meats, licorice, toasted spice and a liquid rock-like minerality. Full-bodied, massive and concentrated, yet also seamless, elegant and incredibly polished, it flows onto the palate with building tannin, no hard edges and perfect balance. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this merit a perfect rating in the future, and it should hit prime-time drinking around age 10, and have 20-25 years of overall longevity. It’s one of the few wines to hit this level of quality in the vintage. 98 points