2018 Clos Saint Jean Chateauneuf du Pape "Deus Ex Machina", Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Deus ex Machina is a literary and dramatic term for a miraculous intervention that interrupts a logical course of events in a plot or play. A suitable name for a cuve that had its start in the torrid vintage of 2003 when Philippe Cambie and Vincent Maurel made the decision to harvest at the end of September, weeks after their neighbors. Deus ex Machina is a blend of old vine Grenache from La Crau, aged in tank with equally ancient

Every vintage is different and unique

zero liqueur de tirage

the wine is bottled without fining

Laura Ramos

Chalky subsoils

All of the grapes are hand-selected in estate vineyards

Yields here are very low

with plantings dating back to 1930

After an amicable split in 2005

After 12 hours of settling with temperature control

This original planting was the first of the five estate vineyards

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