2012 Clos de l'Oratoire

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  2/4/2024 - WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine: 91 Points

  My fault for decanting too late and too cold. Last bottle should be opened two hours to warm up. A bit tart fruit this bottle which is unusual. Besides being to cold and tart it scored lower. My fault. For the $45 I paid still great QPR. Classic StE profile.

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  11/30/2023 - WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine: 91 Points

  I should have read my last review. I thought an hour decant would be enough. It wasn’t. The wine still needs an hour and a half or two hour decant. You would think I know this.
  
  Initially Wine tasted young an tart after an hour decant. WTH? My bad not enough air. At 90 minutes plus the wine became normal, chocolate emerging & Cab Franc coming to the forefront. Delicious now. So even mature StE need a two hour decant.

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  11/19/2023 - Rixon Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Vinet i en underbar fas. Bra struktur med strävhet och syra, frukten övergår alltmer i tertiära aromer. Tobak och kakao bl a. Utmärkt.

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  9/1/2023 - WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted 75 minutes and drank over the next hour. Dark black color with minimal sediment. Tannins are calming down and the wine is smooth and harmonious. That Merlot & Cab Franc blend is so yummy. Chocolate, tobacco, coffee & forest floor typical of StE. Amazing QPR at $45. Year in and year out this is a wine StE lovers need to buy. It’s always excellent for the value. Reminds me I need to buy some 2018.

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  4/30/2023 - WineGuyDelMar Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Decanted 90 minutes. Full mouthfeel and extraction. Blows away the 15 Beausejour Becot we had last night. Excellent extraction. Tobacco, leather & chocolate dominate. So great. Lesser is sometimes more. I feel the big expensive St Emilion Chateau are not worth the extra money anymore. Some great Chateau at lower prices making wines just as good. IMO

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