Chateau Clos de L´Oratoire 2009

Weinwisser: "Nur 20 hl/ha Ertrag. Dunkles Granat, rubinroter Rand. Bezauberndes Bouquet, rotes Cassis mit Milchkaffeenote und einem Hauch Zedern. Schon fast zärtlich am Gaumen, sehr feines Tannin, Haselnusspralinen, feine Milchkaffeetöne, lang und elegant. Ein langlebiger St. Emilion, der aber auch schon früh zu gefallen weiss. Die extreme Konzentration spürt man kaum, weil dieser Wein so viele Finessen birgt."

Wine Spectator: "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. Best from 2015 through 2027. 2,250 cases made."

The Wine Advocate: "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."

The Wine Cellar Insider: "Deep in color, the perfume is filled with licorice, coffee, blackberry, blueberries and smoke. Round and supple in texture, the wine finishes with sweet, jammy black cherries."