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2006 CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion

2006 CLOS DE L'ORATOIRE Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion

Grapes: Origin: France, Bordeaux
Lea & Sandeman review
Big coffee-mocha style, lots of black fruit, tannic finish. The fruit is jolly and the acidity good, so it will sort itself out.   88/100

Other reviews and comments
A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, it is a surprisingly opulent, flamboyant, fleshy, soft crowd-pleaser displaying abundant amounts of smoked herbs, sweet black cherry and cassis fruit, licorice, espresso roast, chocolate, and toast. Full-bodied with superb concentration as well as a beautifully textured mouthfeel, this 2006 should drink well for 10-15+ years. Like all of the Neipperg estates, this wine’s capsule has a clever anti-fraud device, which I think will be increasingly employed by many French estates.   91/100
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
Dark, 95% Merlot this year and only 5% Cabernet Franc. Very dark purple. Fragrant and rich at the start - very opulent. So sweet and smooth. Almost lost the fruit in the middle but great texture. Marred only by green tannins on the finish. Not the finest vintage for this property. 2014-19   16.5
Jancis Robinson MW OBE - www.JancisRobinson.com
Perfumed bouquet. Well handled fruit. Round, harmonious but a touch dull on the finish. 2012-18.   ***
www.decanter.com
Balanced for the vintage, with vanilla, berry and mineral character. Full and silky. Medium finish. Well done for the vintage.   89-91/100
James Suckling, The Wine Spectator
Full ruby-red. Inky blackberry, black cherry, licorice and minerals on the nose. Sweet and densely packed, with a lush texture but also good enlivening minerality to the blueberry and dark chocolate flavors. Seamless and vinous Saint-Emilion, finishing with very suave tannins and noteworthy length and energy. An outperformer in 2006.   90/100
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. The Clos l’Oratoire is savoury, perhaps slightly disjointed on the nose with dark cherry and a hint of sandalwood. The palate is quietly impressive: well balanced with hint of exotic fruit interwoven through the sappy blackberry, raspberry and dark cherry. It seems to have lower acidity that its peers, but I noticed how it coalesces and evolves greater structure with aeration in the glass. Tasted January 2010.   90/100
Neal Martin's Wine Journal, erobertparker.com
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