WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 868; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2010 which is 887. The average score for Clos de l’Oratoire is 910, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Clos de l’Oratoire they use words like Full, Black, Sweet, Dry, Bouquet, Rich, Smoky, Tannins, Sexy, Oak, Fruit, Licorice, Cherries, Fruitcake, Ripe. The 2010 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2010 but no other wine from Clos de l’Oratoire: Complex, Minerals, Citrus, Masculine, Tension, Grippy, Extract, Bilberry, Macerated, Pepper. The wine is ready to drink now (2016) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Clos de l’Oratoire around 6 years to be ready to start drinking, and 13 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Palmer 2012, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Les Forts de Latour 2009, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008; but better value alternatives would be Château Barde-Haut 2010, Château Potensac 2005, Château du Tertre 2010, Château Labégorce 2010, Château Haut-Brion 2012.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very good value for money, beating 70% of other wines when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Clos de l’Oratoire 2010
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
28 |