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Pascal and Vincent Maurel
Address: Avenue General de Gaulle 18, 84231 Chateauneuf du Pape Cedex
Tlf.: 490 83 58 00
Direct sale: Only by appointment. 
A tastingroom will probably be opened at Bois de la Ville in 2009.
Mail: clos-st-jean@orange.fr

Clos Saint Jean is a family estate founded in 1900 by Edmund Tacussel. Wine has been bottled by the mark Clos Saint Jean since 1910. Since 1991 when the owner Guy Maurel died the two sons Pascal and Vincent have carried on at the property.

The oenologist Philippe Gambie has since 2003 been assisting at the estate and something has happened: two famous special cuvées have emerged and all the production will be bottled at the domain - probably from 2009.

The space in the cellars at Avenue General de Gaulle was too small but new buildings for vinification and storing are constructed on Chemin Bois de la Ville. They will probably be ready for the harvest 2009.
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Pascal (left) and Vincent Maurel

Foudres in the cellars of Clos Saint Jean

Vincent offers his good wines

Old vintages in the private cellar

The property covers 43 ha. situated at lieu-dit La Crau.

Wines:

All grapes are de-stemmed before fermentation. The maceration lasts for about 35 days. For Grenache no ageing in wood but the other red varieties are aged in new or one-year-old barrels for about 12 months.

Chateauneuf du Pape
75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 4% Mourvedre, 3% Cinsault, 2% Vaccarese and 1% Muscardin.

Chateauneuf du Pape Sanctus Sanctorum
100% Grenache. Debut 2007

Chateauneuf du Pape La Combe des Fous
From a parcel with 60% Grenache (planted 1905-10), 20% Syrah, 10% Cinsault and 10% Vaccarese.  Yield 20 hl./ha.
The name Hill of Fools, refers to what people said when Tacussel planted vines at that parcel - it was foolish to work in such big stones.

Chateauneuf du Pape Deus-ex-Machina 
60% Grenache and 40% Mourvedre. 20 hl/ha.
The name refers to how the Gods in antique tragedies were coming per high machines into the scene.

Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc
Equal shares of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne and Clairette.
Partly aged in new barrels.

Cotes du Rhone
From 0,48 ha with 80% Grenache and 20% Cinsault, planted about 1900.

Vin de Pays de Vaucluse La Calade
60 % Grenache and 40 % Caladoc.

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Av. General de Gaulle

Chemin Bois de la Ville

Updated 2009-11-16