Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe Deus ex Machina Clos St-Jean 2015
€ 164.91Vanaf 12 stuks €149.92
| Type | Rode wijn |
| Land | Frankrijk |
| Regio | Zuidelijke Rhône |
| Appellatie | Châteauneuf Du Pâpe |
| Wijndomein | Clos Saint Jean |
| Biowijn | Nee |
| Druif | grenache, mourvèdre |
| Jaar | 2015 |
| Volume | 0,750 |
| Draaistop | Nee |
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 97/100
A blend of 60% Grenache aged in concrete and 40% Mourvèdre aged in new barriques, the 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina is a modern-day monster. This is rich and powerfully concentrated, loaded with scents of vanilla and baking spices, yet it also possesses masses of red fruit (raspberries, cherries and plums), a wonderfully creamy and intense mid-palate and a long finish. It completely hides its no-doubt considerable alcohol.
Vinous – 93-95/100
Saturated ruby. A highly perfumed, complex bouquet displays dark berry compote, cherry pit and Indian spice aromas, along with notes of anise and dried lavender. Seamless and spicy on the palate, offering deeply concentrated, sweet blackberry and floral pastille flavors underscored by a spine of smoky minerality. Velvety tannins build slowly on the penetrating finish, which shows superb clarity and power and leaves behind sappy dark berry and allspice notes.
Clos Saint Jean
Châteauneuf du Pape est un nom qui fait rêver. Il représente à la fois une appellation, un vin et un village.
Clos Saint Jean is een familiedomein, opgericht in 1900, en vandaag geleid door de broers Pascal en Vincent Maurel, die samen met de briljante oenoloog Philippe Cambie schitterende wijnen maken. De kwaliteit kende sinds 2003 een gestage groei. Sinds enkele jaren sneuvelt het ene kwaliteitsrecord na het andere. Vooral de twee speciale cuvées “Deus ex Machina” en “Combes des Fous” maakten furore en zijn ondertussen uitgegroeid tot een fel gegeerd hebbeding bij tal van wijnliefhebbers. Dit domein behoort zonder enige twijfel tot de top, niet alleen in Châteauneuf en Frankrijk, maar in de hele wijnwereld !
Robert Parker – Wine Advocate 2008
What a remarkable group of wines is emerging from proprietor Vincent Maurel, who works with the genius of Southern Rhône viticulture and winemaking, Philippe Cambie. A succession of superb wines began at this estate in 2003, when it finally began to live up to its superb potential. This may well be one of the most exciting addresses not only in France, but in the entire wine world. …
Robert Parker bekroonde de wijnen van Clos Saint Jean jaar na jaar met de hoogste scores (waarbij 100/100 geen uitzondering meer is)
Robert Parker – Wine Advocate 2011
If a prize were given to the Rhône Valley estate that had improved the most in the shortest period of time, it would undoubtedly go to that of Pascal and Vincent Maurel, who took over Clos Saint-Jean after their father passed away in 2002. Since then, they have made a succession of world-class wines that are out of this world. One of the largest estates in Châteauneuf du Pape, Clos Saint-Jean has an amazing number of old vine parcels in its 112+ acres. No doubt the hiring of renowned oenologist Philippe Cambie has also increased the quality of these offerings.