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JAMES SUCKLING: "This shows tight tannins and a racy feel, with floral, black-cherry and dark-fruit notes in both the nose and palate. It’s medium-bodied with a refined and complex nature. Long and true. Finesse with depth."
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WEINWISSER: "75 % Merlot, 25 % Cabernet Franc, 44 hl/ha, 13.5 Vol.-%. Verführerisches Bouquet, betörender Iris-Duft, Heidelbeere, heller Tabak und edle rote Cassiswürze. Am komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, stützender Rasse und engmaschigem Körper, gut strukturiert. Im gebündelten feinaromatischen Finale blaubeerige Konturen, dunkle Mineralik und feinmehlige Adstringenz gepaart mit edler Salznote."
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VINUM: "Reiffruchtig, feinwürzig, Zimt, Anis, florale Noten, zeigt Tiefgang und eine dunkle Frucht. Feingliedrig am Gaumen, präzises, seidiges Tannin, grossartiger Spannungsbogen, salines, rotfruchtiges Finish."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, black raspberries, incense, and licorice fill the nose. On the palate, the wine is supple, creamy, fresh, and vibrant. The fruits show the influence of the Cabernet Franc with their spice, and floral edge. There is lift to the sweet, ripe, round berries on the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 75% Merlot, with 25% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2027-2042."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2023 Clos De L'Oratoire is another beautiful wine from this team. Black raspberries, cassis, spring flowers, spicy oak, and graphite all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, elegant, polished mouthfeel and outstanding length."
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DECANTER: "Smooth and supple, great energy and movement, a lovely chalky but ripe body with textured tannins and a fresh crunchy plum, cranberry and cherry fruit presence. I like the styling, it’s full but equally quite tense and straight. Ends minty and lifted with elegance and finesse."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zart nach roten Herzkirschen, Preiselbeeren, Brombeeren, Orangenzesten sind unterlegt. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeeriger Touch, frisch, zarte Fruchtsüße, elegant und mit einer gewissen Leichtfüßigkeit ausgestattet, ein harmonischer, unkomplizierter Speisenbegleiter."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2023 Clos de l'Oratoire is deep garnet-purple in color. Notes of black cherries, boysenberry preserves, and licorice jump from the glass, giving way to wafts of camphor and dusty soil. The medium to full-bodied palate is densely laden with taut, muscular black fruits, supported by ripe, rounded tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing with a minty kick. The blend is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Aromas of cherries, dark chocolate, spices and violets introduce the 2023 Clos de l'Oratoire, a medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered wine that's charming and harmonious on the attack, displaying a touch of youthfully grippy tannin on the finish. The blend contains fully 25% Cabernet Franc."
