Clos de l'Oratoire
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$899.75 |
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Wine Spectator (94)A blockbuster. Black in color, with extremely grapey, toasted oak and dark chocolate aromas. Full-bodied, with loads of big, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Best Clos de L'Oratoire ever. Best after 2010. 4,000 cases made. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 87-90 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,413.64 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (87-90)Ruby-red. Sappy red berries and blackberry show a candied, liqueur-like quality. Round, sweet, dense and lush but with well-integrated acids giving the wine good life in the mouth. Then quite closed, even a bit youthfully dry, on the back end. But then this wine still has a bit of malic acidity left to convert. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,070.86 |
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Wine Advocate (94)From the Comte von Neipperg, his wines from this over-achieving estate always deliver an aromatic fireworks display of cedar wood, Christmas fruitcake, roasted herbs, black olive, cassis and sweet kirsch. The 2005 has all that as well as ripe, well-integrated, velvety tannin, and full body in a sexy, luscious, heady style to drink now and over the next 10-15 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 88 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. GST
SG$916.47 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (88)Bright ruby-red. Liqueur-like black cherry, blackberry and minerals on the nose, complicated by a suggestion of Indian spices. Juicy, firm and sweet, with good intensity to the moderately complex flavors of crushed dark berries, fruitcake, bitter chocolate and graphite. This pliant midweight boasts good spine but has also put on flesh since I tasted it in barrel. Finishes with serious, dusty, spreading tannins. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$785.26 |
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James Suckling (95)Aromas of bark, blackberries, currants and basil leaf, not to mention lavender and sage. Full body, integrated tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Layered and beautiful. Drink in 2022. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$686.07 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Lovely silky tannins and juicy fruit. Medium body and pretty energy. Lots of walnut, crushed-stone and subtle fruit flavors. Very fine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-97 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,107.27 |
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Wine Spectator (94-97)Features seamlessly layered dark currant, fig and boysenberry fruit, infused liberally with a tobacco note and backed by a long, smoldering finish. Latent energy keeps this going. An impressive young wine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-97 (WS) |
Inc. GST
SG$532.38 |
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Wine Spectator (94-97)Features seamlessly layered dark currant, fig and boysenberry fruit, infused liberally with a tobacco note and backed by a long, smoldering finish. Latent energy keeps this going. An impressive young wine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$944.81 |
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James Suckling (94-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 5 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$541.08 |
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James Suckling (94-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 93-95 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$861.97 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (93-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 93-95 (JD) |
Inc. GST
SG$538.92 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (93-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92-94 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$517.10 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92-94)The 2021 Clos de l'Oratoire is terrific. It offers a striking mix of dark blue/purplish fruit, chocolate, lavender, spice, menthol and crushed rocks. Dynamic and vibrant in the glass, impresses for its finely cut, somewhat nervous personality. The 2021 represents a pretty big stylistic shift. Some of that is the vintage and some is an evolution in style. The combined effects of those two factors make for a compelling Clos de L'Oratoire. |
Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$772.00 |
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Wine Spectator (94)A blockbuster. Black in color, with extremely grapey, toasted oak and dark chocolate aromas. Full-bodied, with loads of big, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Best Clos de L'Oratoire ever. Best after 2010. 4,000 cases made. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 87-90 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
SG$1,190.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (87-90)Ruby-red. Sappy red berries and blackberry show a candied, liqueur-like quality. Round, sweet, dense and lush but with well-integrated acids giving the wine good life in the mouth. Then quite closed, even a bit youthfully dry, on the back end. But then this wine still has a bit of malic acidity left to convert. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$927.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)From the Comte von Neipperg, his wines from this over-achieving estate always deliver an aromatic fireworks display of cedar wood, Christmas fruitcake, roasted herbs, black olive, cassis and sweet kirsch. The 2005 has all that as well as ripe, well-integrated, velvety tannin, and full body in a sexy, luscious, heady style to drink now and over the next 10-15 years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 88 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
SG$722.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (88)Bright ruby-red. Liqueur-like black cherry, blackberry and minerals on the nose, complicated by a suggestion of Indian spices. Juicy, firm and sweet, with good intensity to the moderately complex flavors of crushed dark berries, fruitcake, bitter chocolate and graphite. This pliant midweight boasts good spine but has also put on flesh since I tasted it in barrel. Finishes with serious, dusty, spreading tannins. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$663.00 |
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James Suckling (95)Aromas of bark, blackberries, currants and basil leaf, not to mention lavender and sage. Full body, integrated tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Layered and beautiful. Drink in 2022. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$572.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Lovely silky tannins and juicy fruit. Medium body and pretty energy. Lots of walnut, crushed-stone and subtle fruit flavors. Very fine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-97 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$901.00 |
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Wine Spectator (94-97)Features seamlessly layered dark currant, fig and boysenberry fruit, infused liberally with a tobacco note and backed by a long, smoldering finish. Latent energy keeps this going. An impressive young wine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-97 (WS) |
In Bond
SG$431.00 |
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Wine Spectator (94-97)Features seamlessly layered dark currant, fig and boysenberry fruit, infused liberally with a tobacco note and backed by a long, smoldering finish. Latent energy keeps this going. An impressive young wine. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$748.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 5 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$437.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 93-95 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$672.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (93-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 93-95 (JD) |
In Bond
SG$437.00 |
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Jeb Dunnuck (93-95)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. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 92-94 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$415.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (92-94)The 2021 Clos de l'Oratoire is terrific. It offers a striking mix of dark blue/purplish fruit, chocolate, lavender, spice, menthol and crushed rocks. Dynamic and vibrant in the glass, impresses for its finely cut, somewhat nervous personality. The 2021 represents a pretty big stylistic shift. Some of that is the vintage and some is an evolution in style. The combined effects of those two factors make for a compelling Clos de L'Oratoire. |