Clos de l'Oratoire (Futures Pre-Sale) 2021

Professional Ratings

• 93 James Suckling

  This is tight and fine-tannined with a medium body, lightly rounded tannins and a fresh and bright finish. Structured and long. Polished. Barrel Sample: 92-93

• 93 Jeb Dunnuck
  A charming, character loaded 2021 with lots to like, the 2021 Clos De L'Oratoire should be outstanding. Spice, sandalwood, tobacco, and ripe red and black cherry fruits give way to a medium-bodied, balanced, elegant wine. It showed beautifully on numerous occasions.
  Barrel Sample: 90-93
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Exhibiting notions of cherries, blackberries and licorice, the 2021 Clos de l'Oratoire is medium to full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with a textural attack, bright acids and a fleshy core of fruit, framed by fine tannins that gently assert themselves on the finish. It's one of the more gourmand, generous wines in the von Neipperg range.
  Barrel Sample: 90-92
• 92 Decanter
  Nice floral fragrance on the nose, smooth and supple, the tannins have a soft bounce to them here matched with purity of juicy, lively red berry flavors and a delicious salinity on the palate. I like the combination, feels well worked with the detail on show. It's lightly framed in terms of texture but has depth of flavor. I love the transparency where you get crunch, crispness and saltiness. A pristine quality to this.
  Barrel Sample: 92