Chuck Hayward, JJ Buckley, April 2011

75% grenache, 15% syrah, with the remainder composed of mourvedre, cinsault, vaccarese and muscardin. The syrah is aged in 1-year-old barriques while the grenache sees concrete. Darkly colored, the fairly closed bouquet reveals scents of green herbs and spice. There are gobs of richly textured fruit here that are concentrated and beautifully flavored. The bouquet and palate have achieved a perfect sense of ripeness without going over the top, and minerality forms the foundation of the finish, which has an innate sweetness and compelling, round textures.

93 points,

Rhone Report, The, September 2011

A fantastic base cuvee, the 2009 Clos Saint Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a blend of 75% tank aged Grenache, 15% Syrah, and the rest Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Vaccarese. It displays a meaty, perfumed, and spice-laced bouquet of red fruits, licorice, and mineral, medium to full body, a superb, silky texture, admirable balance, and plenty of length on the finish. While not as deep or rich as the Vieilles Vignes, it has solid concentration and a very drinkable, delicious style. Consume bottles over the coming decade or so.

93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 2011

A sleeper of the vintage, the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape is much less expensive than the other cuvees and represents a noteworthy buy. Classic kirsch liqueur, roasted Provencal herb and sandy, loamy soil characteristics are found in this dense, opulent, voluptuously textured wine that is on a much faster evolutionary track than the 2010. It should drink well for a decade.

90 -92 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, April 2011

Ruby-red. Wild, highly perfumed aromas of black and blue fruits, anise and spices. Dense and creamy but fresh, bolstered by very good energy to the blackberry, mulberry and cracked pepper flavors. Finishes with fine-grained tannins and excellent spicy persistence. -JR

About Winery

If a prize were given to the Rhone Valley estate that had improved the most in the shortest period of time, it would undoubtedly go to that of Pascal and Vincent Maurel, who took over Clos Saint-Jean after their father passed away in 2002. Since then, they have made a succession of world-class wines that are out of this world. One of the largest estates in Chateauneuf du Pape, Clos Saint-Jean has an amazing number of old vine parcels in its 112+ acres (significant holdings in La Crau, in the eastern part of the appellation). No doubt the hiring of renowned oenologist Philippe Cambie has also increased the quality of these offerings. --- Robert Parker

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