Le Clos Saint-Jean commercialise ses vins depuis 1910, mais ce n’est que près d’un siècle plus tard, avec le millésime 2003, que le domaine acquiert une plus grande renommée. Les frères Maurel subliment le terroir graveleux de La Crau. Les raisins sont égrappés et le grenache n’est pas élevé en fûts de chêne.
What makes the cuvée Deus Ex-Machina so special?
This cuvée is made from Grenache (60%) and Mourvèdre (40%) grapes. The Grenache vines are over one hundred years old, having been planted in 1905. The grape varieties are aged in two different ways: Grenache is aged in concrete vats, while Mourvèdre is aged in new barrels.
Yields are low (around 20 HL/HA). The wine is very structured, deep and dense. Flesh and aromas are also very present.
These are very expressive, gourmand and fruity wines, a fine demonstration of the modernism that is developing at Châteauneuf.
