Clos St Jean, Chateauneuf Du Pape Deus-Ex Machina Size:12x750ml

Clos St Jean, Chateauneuf Du Pape Deus-Ex Machina Size:12x750mlThe 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus ex Machina is a stunner in the vintage. Like the Combe des Fous, it has incredible elegance, as well as the forward, sexy nature of the vintage. Kirsch liqueur, currants, toast, sandalwood, and graphite are just some of the nuances here. The wine hits the palate with full bodied richness, a layered, seamless mouthfeel and beautifully polished tannin on the finish. Give it another year or two and drink it through 2026.

Part of the wine matured in 20

but all the elements are nicely balanced

yet the Pajana remains a bit of a brute

Because of very low yields and a warm and dry season

it still is pretty intense

Rich and ample in the glass

particularly anise that complement to perfection the sleek

concentrated yet impressively refined wine with plenty of inner mouth perfume as well as an abundance of palate coating old vine sap that serves to cushion the still quite firm tannic spine on the strikingly persistent finish

but promises great aging potential

cool and airy aromas of both red and dark currant

Blends richness and finesse with a deft hand and finishes incredibly long and precise

liquorice and dark chocolate