WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 849; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2011 which is 881. The average score for Clos de l’Oratoire is 911, 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 2011 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2011 but no other wine from Clos de l’Oratoire: Angular, Fruited, Refined, Minerally, Fine, Racy, Blueberry, Salty, Chewy, Tar. 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 Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château de Fonbel 2010.
MyWineMine has compared this wine to all others it has scored; this wine offers very high value for money, beating 80% of other wines when looking at the price per point of MyWineMine Score.
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Prices & Deals for Clos de l’Oratoire 2011
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
17 |