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2016

Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Sanctus Sanctorum

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…

Reviewed 7 July 2021
2016

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…

Reviewed 7 July 2021