In the glass
Aroma: cassis, dark cherry, licorice, roasted meat, dried herbs
Palate: inky black fruit, firm tannins, mineral depth, tobacco, long herb finish
Structured, dark, and inky Chateauneuf with Mourvedre backbone adding iron and tobacco notes alongside Grenache's dark fruit and spice.
What it pairs with
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Rack of lamb with black truffle crust
Mourvedre backbone and herb notes are classic with lamb and truffle. -
Grilled bone-in entrecote
Concentrated dark fruit and firm tannins handle char-grilled beef.
History
La Combe des Fous is the intermediate prestige cuvee at Clos Saint-Jean, sitting between the estate classique and the extreme Deus-Ex Machina. It draws from older-vine parcels with a higher proportion of Mourvedre than the classic.
- 2004 — La Combe des Fous first produced as a distinct cuvee at Clos Saint-Jean
Facts
- Producer
- Clos Saint-Jean
- Grapes
- Grenache (70%), Mourvedre (20%), Syrah (10%)
- Classification
- Chateauneuf-du-Pape AOC
- Oak
- Old large foudres; extended maceration
- ABV
- 15.0%
- Price
- EUR 80-150 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5-20 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2004