{"product_id":"2018-clos-saint-jean-deux-ex-machina-chateauneuf-du-pape","title":"2018 Clos Saint Jean 'Deux Ex Machina' Châteauneuf-du-Pape","description":"\u003cp\u003eClos Saint Jean's unique 'Deus Ex Machina' (Latin for \"God Out of the Machine\") bottling is a Grenache and Mouvedre blend that marks the current era of the estate (from 2003) when they veered away from classic wines to custodians of pure fruit expressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeus Ex Machina is as tannic as the Clos Saint Jean wines get. This powerful structure, comes partially from the clay-soil-grown Grenache (60%) and then a whopping 40% Mouvedre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Clos Saint Jean wines are fermented separately with the Grenache spending nine months of maturation in concrete tanks. The Mouvedre spends nine months in new oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe 2018 wines in Chateauneuf du Pape are excellent. The growing season was a hot, dry summer with cool nights preserving freshness and bold fruitiness. This wine, however, is powerful and is not going to let the fruit overcome its bold structural integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther critics:  97 points, Joe Czerwinski (Wine Advocate); 96-98 points, Jeb Dunnock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clos St Jean","offers":[{"title":"750ml \/ Deus Ex Machina","offer_id":53975309222171,"sku":"127763","price":240.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0969\/0457\/7307\/files\/clos_st_jean_deus_ex_machina_chateauneuf_du_pape_2018.jpg?v=1789778144","url":"https:\/\/finewinemerchant.com.au\/products\/2018-clos-saint-jean-deux-ex-machina-chateauneuf-du-pape","provider":"Fine Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}