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Red
2016 Clos de l'Oratoire
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 22
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Collector1855 wrote: 86 points
February 6, 2024 - St.Emilion Grand Cru Classée values tasting: Both the 2016 and 2020 did not convince me today, despite me usually liking this producer. Much too ripe with plum and Rhum pot aromas. Hmm...
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SirJ Likes this wine: 93 points
May 13, 2023 - The Clos de l'Oratoire 2016 from Saint-Emilion is still absolutely amazing, one of the better and most accessible from the right bank that I have tried. Plums, black currants, cigar box, and a fantastic minerality. Good balance between acid and tannins, and a long finish. In terms of price, difficult to get a better wine in my opinion. Drink or hold.
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LingonTuvan wrote: 88 points
February 9, 2023 - Surprisingly short and flat…
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Primordialsoup Likes this wine: 93 points
January 21, 2023 - Right in my wheelhouse. Full bodies and expressive. Luscious dark fruit. Enjoyable tannin work on the tongue. All in balance. Decant. No rush.
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Dfortin9 Likes this wine: 91 points
October 12, 2022 - Intense with plum, blackberry and lilas held by an iron spine. Full bodied and medium grained well integrated tannins. Finish is nicely balanced and unctuous. Well done. NI:3, FI:22, FC:8, B:4, L:4
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Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019 (link)(Clos De L'Oratoire Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/2/2019 (link)(Clos De L'oratoire Clos De L'oratoire Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019 (link)(Clos De L'oratoire Clos De L'oratoire Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017 (link)(Clos De L'oratoire Clos De L'oratoire Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/4/2017 (link)(Clos de l'Oratoire St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Clos de l'Oratoire
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
- UPC Codes 3251091711055, 3277035200454, 3277035200966, 3284399034182, 3324579110883, 3448821708113, 3550871212141, 3609050766446, 370027473973, 3701118901827, 649185187122, 830293008724
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 10 (1%)
- In Cellars 950 (81%)
- Consumed 219 (19%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 25 votes
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- ProducerClos de l'Oratoire
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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