Classificatie | Cru Classe |
Wijnsoort | Rood |
Producent | Chateau Clos de L'Oratoire |
Jaar | 2009 |
Land | Frankrijk |
Streek | Bordeaux, St. Emilion |
Druif | Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend |
Inhoud | 0,75 |
Conditie | Perfect |
Etiket | Perfect |
Drinkbaar | -2024 |
Voorraad | 0 |
A flamboyant St.-Emilion, this largely-Merlot blend displays notes of Christmas fruitcake, cedar wood, tobacco leaf, and loads of black currant and blackberry fruit. A showy, extravagantly concentrated, hedonistic style of St.-Emilion, with some wood smoke and roasted herbs adding nuance to the full-throttle aromatics and long, lush, silky flavors, this wine can be drunk now or cellared for up to 15+ years.
This is very suave, with mocha and smoldering tobacco flavors laced with fig, plum and blackberry notes. A flash of sweet tapenade and iron helps extend the finish, which has lovely latent minerality. This shows great restraint, considering its power of fruit.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.