Clos de l'Oratoire - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Clos de l'Oratoire
Country	France
Region	St. Emilion
Varietal	Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2018
Sku	37480
Size	750ml

 

WA

93

JD

95

JR

16.5

JS

94

The team of Stephan von Neipperg knocked it out of the park in 2018, producing a brilliant lineup of wines. The 2018 Clos De L'Oratoire checks in as 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc that was brought up in 45% new French oak. As with most of the new releases here, it has a crunchy, vibrant style in its blue fruits, scorched earth, violets, cedarwood, and dried flower-like aromas and flavors. Beautifully balanced, pure, elegant, and seamless, this incredibly classy Saint-Emilion is going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age (if not longer) and evolve for 30 years in cold cellars. It's certainly in the running for the finest vintage I've tasted.

Aromas of fresh blackberries, dried leaves, bitter chocolate, lemon zest and walnuts. Some wet earth, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, fine-grained tannins. Tight, focused layers. Rather juicy wine. Better from 2025.

The 2018 Clos de l'Oratoire sports a deep garnet-purple color and rock-star nose of plum preserves, chocolate-covered cherries and mulberries, plus hints of candied violets, licorice and Sichuan pepper with a waft of tapenade. The medium to full-bodied palate is laden with juicy black fruits plus loads of exotic spice and earthy accents, supported by very ripe, soft tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant.  Lisa Perrotti-Brown

Tasted blind. Blackish crimson. Perfumed, heady ripe fruit. Mouth-filling, savoury and more interesting than most. Definitely more savoury than sweet fruit here. The finish is still dry but not terminally drying. Lots of acidity and muscle.