Clos de l'Oratoire (BIO-ORGANIC) - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2024

Decanter.com

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byGeorgina Hindlethe5/21/2025

Perfumed blackcurrant fruit on the nose, inky blue tones, some salty minerality and touches of vanilla and clove. Bright but quite lean and mineral straight away, this has a good structure, filling with a really chalky texture. It feels concentrated and the flavour linger a long time on the finish - blackcurrant, plum and soft cedar spices. It’s super approachable and juicy to begin with then a tiny bit strict on the finish. Again, there’s precision and focus but this needs to soften a touch more. Livelines is there. Ends salty. Ageing 25% new oak barrels.

The Wine Independent

89-91

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/20/2025

Deep garnet-purple colored. Features notes of juicy black and red plums and mulberries, leading to hints of black pepper, underbrush, and damp soil. The light to medium-bodied palate delivers a sturdy texture of lightly chewy tannins with bags of freshness and a peppery lift on the finish.

Yvesbeck.wine

92-93

byYves Beckthe5/14/2025

Belle intensité fruitée au travers de nuances de baies rouges et noires complétées par des notes de pivoines ainsi qu’une touche de garrigues. En bouche, le vin affiche un profil élancé et précis. Ses tannins assurent bien les arrières et sont veloutés. Ils créent une parfaite symbiose avec la structure acide et il en résulte un vin sapide et parfaitement équilibré que l’on pourra déjà apprécier dans sa jeunesse.  2028-2040

The Drinks Business

90-92

byColin Haythe5/14/2025

(St Emilion; 80% Merlot 20% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 40 hl/ha; 13% alcohol; tasted at Canon-La-Gaffelière with Stephan and Ludovic von Neipperg). Black cherry. Blackcurrant. A little blueberry and that stalky leafiness of the Cabernet Franc, above all with gentle aeration in the mouth. Here we move from sheets of silk to cashmere, with a little more density and depth and with the calcaire tannins entering between the strata. I love the uplift of sapid freshness that I find in the mid-palate. This is vibrant and very pure if perhaps lacking a little complexity in comparison with the 2020 or 2022.

Jeb DUNNUCK

90-92

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2025

Blackberries, darker cherries, sappy herbs, violets, and spicy wood notes all shine in the 2024 Clos De L'Oratoire, a medium-bodied, pure, focused, juicy Saint-Émilion that has a terrific sense of minerality on the finish. It plays in the medium-bodied, fresh style of the vintage yet is charming, balanced, and incredibly well made.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe5/7/2025

A fresh and crunchy red with creamy tannins that are caressing and pretty. Medium-bodied, bright and lively. A blend of 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc.

WeinWisser

92-93

byTjark Witzgallthe5/6/2025

Vinum

92-94

byAdrian Van Velsenthe5/6/2025

Rubinrot leuchtend; im Duft fast schon burgundisch anmutend, feinwürzig, mit strahlender Frucht, subtile Röstnoten, Kirschen, Johannisbeeren; gradlinig am Gaumen, markante Gerbstoffe umgarnen die Frucht, der Wein zeigt Rasse und Struktur, frisch und pfefferwürzig im Abgang. Ein äusserst eleganter Clos de l'Oratoire, für die mittlere Reife gebaut.

Vinous

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byNeal Martinthe5/5/2025

The 2024 Clos de l'Oratoire was picked September 24 to October 8 at 40 hl/ha and matured in 25% new oak. It has a light bouquet with briar, cranberry pencil box aromas. This at least has more character and presence than the Clos Marsalette or d'Aiguilhe. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit and delicate tannins, though it does attenuate toward the finish and leaves you wanting more.

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2025

The 2024 Clos de l'Oratoire is a very beautiful Saint-Émilion. Dark, layered and vibrant, Clos de l'Oratoire has a lot to offer. The 2024 is a bit more on the refined side, a reflection of both the vintage and a stylistic shift that has been in place for a number of years. Lavender, spice, licorice and espresso weave into a core of blue-toned fruit. Silky tannins wrap it all up in this stylish Saint-Émilion.

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92

byJeff Levethe4/30/2025

Chocolaty plums, flowers, tobacco, and red pit fruits fill the nose. Medium-bodied, elegant, and fresh, on the palate, the wine focuses on its core of vibrant, red berries, sweetness, and lift on the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine blends 80% Merlot, with 20% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV. Drink from 2027-2038.

Wine Advocate

88-90

byYohan Castaingthe4/25/2025

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 Clos de l'Oratoire reveals aromas of cassis, dark berries and spices intertwined with stemmy notes. Medium-bodied, firm and lively, it's framed by brittle tannins and an energetic finish. While not as dense as previous vintages, it retains a punchy personality that speaks well of the vintage’s freshness.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

91

byJane Ansonthe4/25/2025

Black cherry puree on the opening, fresh pomegranate and orange peel, oyster shell salinity comes in pretty strongly halfway through. Great quality, with lift and falls on the right side of austere. Harvest 24 September to 8 October. 40 hl/ha. 25% new oak, 14ha of vines, limestone plateau plus clay limestone slopes.

Falstaff

92

byPeter Moserthe4/25/2025

Dark ruby, purple reflections, broad rim brightening. Fine red heart cherry fruit, delicate hints of currant, with candied orange zest in the background. Medium body, mineral, fine cherry, mineral-salty texture, finesse-rich finish, a lively companion at the table.