Lot 40
CLOS SAINT JEAN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE DEUS EX MACHINA 2011 (1) WA 98
CLOS SAINT JEAN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE LA COMBE DES FOUS 2011 (1) WA 97
SCARECROW CABERNET SAUVIGNON M. ÉTAIN 2013 (1) WA 95
Lot 40 Details
CLOS SAINT JEAN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE DEUS EX MACHINA 2011 (1)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
The 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Deus ex Machina is a stunner in the vintage. Like the Combe des Fous, it has incredible elegance, as well as the forward, sexy nature of the vintage. Kirsch liqueur, currants, toast, sandalwood, and graphite are just some of the nuances here. The wine hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a layered, seamless mouthfeel and beautifully polished tannin on the finish. Give it another year or two and drink it through 2026. August 2014 Drink: 2015-2026 WA 98
CLOS SAINT JEAN CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE LA COMBE DES FOUS 2011 (1)
Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Starting with the 2011 Chateauneuf du Pape Combe des Fous, it's easily one of the wines of the vintage and offers killer creme de cassis, kirsch, spice box, creamy licorice and toasted bread to go with a full-bodied, seamless, elegant and layered profile the palate. While showing the forward, approachable nature of the vintage, it has ample sweet tannin, rock-solid mid-palate concentration and blockbuster length. August 2014 WA 97
SCARECROW CABERNET SAUVIGNON M. ÉTAIN 2013 (1)
Napa Valley.
The 2013 M. Etain Cabernet Sauvignon, which is hardly a second wine by any means, offers beautiful blackcurrant fruit with some cedar wood/sandalwood notes, an opulent, full-bodied mouthfeel, stunning purity, and that layered texture that is so enticing. The wine has a beautiful opaque purple color, hints of graphite, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a touch of licorice and the soil undertones that some would say are part of the so-called "Rutherford dust" scenario, although that's debatable. This wine has the sweetness and opulence to be drunk young, but won't hit its prime for at least another 5-8 years and keep for 20-30. December 2015 Drink: 2020-2050 WA 95
