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Clos de l'Oratoire 2016 75cl

Grand Cru Classé | St. Emilion | Bordeaux | Francia
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96 James Suckling
The aromas are very decadent with white truffle, dark berries and wet earth. Dense raspberries. Full-bodied, it grows on the palate with fantastic chewy tannins that are polished and intense. Like a beautifully formed wave in texture. Try in 2022.
93 Robert Parker
The 2016 Clos de l'Oratoire is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc that was picked between 10-17 October and matured in 45% new oak. It has a fresh, perfumed and floral bouquet, with pressed rose petals infusing the red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit. There is a sense of airiness here that I like. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, slightly grainy tannin, hints of tobacco and leather complementing the black fruit with a welcome soupçon of austerity towards the masculine finish. Excellent.
93 Wine Spectator
Fresh, bright and engaging, with damson plum, raspberry and cherry pâte de fruit notes bouncing along, laced with red licorice details and backed by a light Black Forest cake accent on the juicy finish. This seems like it's all fruit but the lovely cut and floral persistence through the finish imparts an elegant hint. Drink now through 2033. 5,833 cases made. — JM
93 Wine Spectator
Fresh, bright and engaging, with damson plum, raspberry and cherry pâte de fruit notes bouncing along, laced with red licorice details and backed by a light Black Forest cake accent on the juicy finish. This seems like it's all fruit but the lovely cut and floral persistence through the finish imparts an elegant hint. Drink now through 2033. 5,833 cases made. — JM
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Clos de l'Oratoire
Questa tenuta di Saint-Émilion è di proprietà e gestita dall’energico e stimolante Stephan von Neipperg. La proprietà fu originariamente acquistata dal padre, Joseph-Hubert, Graf von Neipperg, nel 1972. I suoi 10 ettari di viti vengono coltivati su un terreno costituito da “molasses du Fronsadais” (argilla carbonata) con strati sottostanti di sabbia e argilla, un terroir ideale per il Merlot (90%); la proprietà coltiva anche piccole quantità di Cabernet Sauvignon e Cabernet Franc. Come in altre tenute della famiglia Neipperg, anche qui si pratica una viticoltura sostenibile con elementi di biodinamica al fine di preservare la qualità innata delle uve. Opulento eppure con una buona struttura sottostante, il Clos de l'Oratoire solitamente richiede svariati anni di invecchiamento dopo l’imbottigliamento.