2005 Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina - 100 pts - 750ml

2005 Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina - 100 pts - 750ml

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2005 Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina - 100 pts

Clos Saint-Jean is a prestigious Châteauneuf-du-Pape producer based in the famous lieu-dit La Crau. The winery gained critical recognition in the early 2000s and is now in the top echelon of quality southern Rhône producers. Saint-Jean makes five red and one white Chateauneuf-designated wines from the permissible regional grapes, of which Grenache is the most important. They also make a red Vin de Pays.

The estate was founded by Edmund Tacussel in 1900 and began bottling its own wine for commercial sales in 1910, almost two decades before Châteauneuf-du-Pape became an officially designated appellation. The winery remains family owned and operated, having been inherited by Tacussel's grandsons. Saint-Jean gained real prominence after hiring influential consultant Philippe Cambie in 2002. Robert Parker's reviews of the subsequent vintages have since made the estate famous, with three of its wines earning Parker's coveted 100-point score across multiple vintages.

     


Product Details

Varietal Grenache
Vintage 2005
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country France
Region Rhone
Location Southern Rhone
Producer Clos Saint Jean
Color Red
Wine Type Table

Winery Details

Varietal Grenache
Vintage 2005
Rating 100 RP
Bottle Size 750 ml
Bottle Quantity 1
Country France
Region Rhone
Location Southern Rhone
Producer Clos Saint Jean
Color Red
Wine Type Table

Robert Parker

Rating 100 RP - 2005 Clos Saint-Jean Chateauneuf du Pape Deus Ex Machina - 100 pts The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus-Ex Machina is utter perfection in the glass – an awesome wine both comparable to and eclipsing the otherworldly 2003. Saturated purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of incense, fruitcake, blackberry and black cherry notes with some subtle roasted herbs, roast beef, smoke, and licorice, massive fruit concentration, extraordinary intensity, unreal purity and harmony, and a seamless integration of acidity, tannin, and alcohol, this is a tour de force in winemaking and certainly one of the most compelling Chateauneuf du Papes I have ever tasted. The length goes on well past a minute, and the wine should age effortlessly for 25-30+ years. The tannins are formidable according to consulting oenologist Philippe Cambie, but they are nearly obscured by the wine's remarkable concentration and intensity. This is a riveting wine. RP

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