Wine Doctrine
2016

Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sanctus Sanctorum

Tasted 7 July 2021 Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

If the Ex Machina ran through a pile of red raspberry bushes, it would be the Sanctus. Spicy and earthy red and black raspberry, red and black cherry, cassis, and red and black licorice, this impresses with its zip and…

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Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus-Ex Machina

Southern Rhône · Châteauneuf-du-Pape

One of the top wines in the lineup, the Ex Machina inched past the Sanctus by a hair due to the Machina's amazing concentration and complexity, even with its pile of ripe fruit off-loading on to the…

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