{"title":"Clos Saint Jean","description":"\u003cp\u003eClos Saint Jean is the Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate that went from respected but quiet to one of the most talked-about names in the appellation in the space of a vintage or two.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmond Tacussel, forebear of today's owners, founded the estate in 1900 and began bottling in 1910, and in 1905 he planted Grenache on a hillside at the southern end of the La Crau plateau, where the rolled stones were so deep that the slope was thought impossible to plant. Hence La Combe des Fous, the hollow of the fools. Brothers Pascal and Vincent Maurel run the estate today, and in 2002 they overhauled the winemaking with the consultant Philippe Cambie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are now more than 40 hectares, most of them on La Crau's iron-rich red clay under a thick layer of galets, worked by hand without chemical inputs. Grapes are destemmed and given long macerations; Grenache is raised in tank, never wood, while Syrah and Mourvèdre see oak. Alongside the classic Châteauneuf come old-vine cuvées such as Deus ex Machina, a Grenache and Mourvèdre blend, and the magnum-only Sanctus Sanctorum, plus a little white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpect ripe, plush, generous Châteauneuf with real density, the kind that rewards a few years in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"clos-saint-jean-chateauneuf-du-pape-la-combe-des-fous-2016-ack083125-wk35-a","title":"Clos Saint Jean, Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe des Fous, 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of Chateauneuf's most sought-after cuvees, from a knockout vintage, just now starting to open up. La Combe des Fous - the hollow of the fools - takes its name from the exceptionally deep galets on this parcel in La Crau, stones so thick everyone assumed vines couldn't survive there; the Maurel brothers' great-great-grandfather proved them wrong in 1905, and the old Grenache still grows there today. This is the rich, polished, prestige style Clos Saint Jean became famous for, Grenache-led with Syrah, Cinsault, and Vaccarese, from the excellent 2016 vintage. At ten years old it's approachable with a decant but still youthful and structured, with plenty of road ahead. Give it air, or cellar it and reap the rewards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acker Merrall \u0026 Condit [AC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46114890219577,"sku":"NYC-A-ACK083125 Wk35-062526-CSJCPLCF2016-ROW14-BOX 3","price":114.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/Clos-Saint-Jean-Chateauneuf-du-Pape-La-Combe-des-Fous-2016-Red-Wine-Flatiron-Wines-Spirits-New-York_814c8271.jpg?v=1782486023"}],"url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/collections\/clos-saint-jean.oembed","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}