Merlot 90%, Cabernet Franc 10%
"The 2022 Clos de l'Oratoire includes fully 20% Cabernet Franc this year, which has brought more depth and structure to the blend. Offering up aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with vine smoke, petals and sweet soil tones, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and vibrant, with a sweet core of fruit, powdery tannins and a long, saline finish." - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
"Besitzt Substanz und Dichte, Schliff und Tiefe, die Gerbstoffe sind knackig und das Finale ist besonders fruchtig; hervorragend gelungen." - Vinum Wine Magazine
"Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart floral unterlegter feiner Kirschduft, rotbeerige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Orangenblüten. Saftig, elegant, reife Pflaumen und Herzkirschen, integrierte Tannine, mineralisch und ausgewogen, bereits gut entwickelt, ein facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter." - Falstaff
"On the nose, elegance, offering a nice definition, a certain depth, a nice aromatic power (all in finesse/excellence) a floral side, delicacy, complexity as well as plenitude. Nice width of the aromatic palette. It reveals the notes of bright boysenberry, wild raspberry and more lightly lilac, lily associated with touches of bright bigarreau cherry as well as discrete points of nutmeg, toasted almond, a subtle touch of graphite and a very discreet touch of pepper. On the palate is fruity, fresh, elegant, nicely delicate, precise and offers a fine creaminess (all in finesse and precision), a small linear side in its richness, gourmandize, a nice definition as well as roundness. The wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, pulpy/juicy raspberry and more lightly of bright redcurrants associated with touches of violet, black tea, blueberry as well as fine points of licorice, cardamom and discreet dark chocolate. The tannins are precise and mellow." - VertdeVin
"This wine seems to always deliver, and I loved the 2020 Clos De L'Oratoire. Lots of black cherries, subtle cassis, notes of lead pencil and violets, medium to full-bodied richness, and a balanced, elegant texture all make for a beautiful Saint-Emilion. It picks up more minerality with time in the glass, and its purity of fruit is top-notch. It will keep for at least two decades." - Jeb Dunnuck
"A rather mineral and spicy red with medium to full body, showing blackberries and black walnuts. There’s a deep, polished tannin backbone to this. Racy and fine." - James Suckling
