
Chateau Clos de L Oratoire 2019 Saint Emilion
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Ripe black fruit (there's some red fruit as well), tobacco leaf, damp earth, exotic flowers, and some chocolaty notes all emerge from the 2019 Clos De L'Oratoire, another beautiful wine from the Neipperg family and team. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and seamless on the palate, I love its mid-palate, it has gorgeous tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish. This is clearly a great vintage for this cuvée. Hide bottles for 4-5 years, and it's going to have 2-3 decades of longevity, and probably a gradual decline after that as well. It's beautiful.

Powerful and explosive in the glass, the 2019 Clos de l'Oratoire possesses tremendous depth and density from start to finish. Black cherry, chocolate, licorice, spice, menthol and lavender are all amplified in this potent, structured Saint-Émilion. Give it a few years to soften.

Stephan von Neipperg's 2019 Clos de l'Oratoire has turned out very nicely in bottle, opening in the glass to reveal aromas of sweet wild berries, cherries, loamy soil and raw cocoa. Medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, it's broad and succulent, with lively acids, powdery tannins and a nicely defined finish. It's produced from holdings on sandy-clay soils in the northeast of Saint-Émilion.

The 2019 Clos de l’Oratoire is an absolute gem from Stéphan von Neipperg. The beautifully defined nose unfurls with each swirl of the glass, revealing blackberry, briar and touches of wild mint and heather, all precise and focused. The palate is medium-bodied, quite sapid and classic in style, offering fine structure, gentle grip on the finish, and touches of black pepper and clove on the aftertaste. This is excellent and well worth seeking out.

Aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants, plum leaves, violets and bitter chocolate. Medium-to full-bodied with firm, compact tannins. Very solid with a dense core of dark fruit. Chewy finish. Try in 2026.

Shows steeped red and black currant fruit that mingles with tobacco, worn cedar and savory notes, with a streak of warm cast iron through the finish. Slightly rustic in feel but has character and range, with good energy throughout. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2035. 4,600 cases made, 400 cases imported.

Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Attraktive schwarze Waldbeernote, Herzkirschen, Brombeerkonfit, feine Kräuterwürze, kandierte Orangenzesten. Saftig, feine Extraktsüße, elegant, frische Kirschen, reife Tannine, lebendig strukturiert, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, gutes Entwicklungspotenzial.

Chewy and rich with dried-mushroom. dark-fruit and burnt-orange character. It’s full-bodied with a dense. tannic palate. Smoky. toasty and coffee undertones here. too.

Deep garnet-purple colored. the 2019 Clos de l'Oratoire comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of stewed cherries. mulberries and black raspberries plus suggestions of powdered cinnamon. potpourri. tobacco leaf and wild sage. The generously fruited. medium to full-bodied palate is laden with juicy black fruit and spicy accents. framed by soft tannins and lovely freshness. finishing long with an invigorating lift.

The 2019 Clos de l'Oratoire was picked from 23 September to 7 October at 51hl/ha and matured in 50% new oak. For the vintage. it has a slightly broodier nose than its peers. but still attractive with blackberry. briary. undergrowth and a trace of peppermint. The palate displays more vivacity with fine-grain tannins and an almost Left Bank pencil lead note emanating from the 19% Cabernet Franc. Quite linear but persistent on the finish. this is a very well-crafted. elegant. intellectual Clos d'Oratoire from Stephan von Neipperg's team.

A muscular. powerful wine. Clos de l'Oratoire is deep and expressive from the very first taste. Inky dark fruit. lavender. espresso. gravel and new leather all build as this potent Saint-Émilion shows off its character. Even with all of its fruit intensity. Clos de l'Oratoire has plenty of tannic heft.