Clos de l'Oratoire explained

Clos de l'Oratoire is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Saint-Émilion, ranked Grand cru classé in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine. The winery is located in the Right Bank of France’s Bordeaux wine region in the commune of Saint-Émilion, in the department Gironde.

History

The estate dates back to the mid-19th century, created by the Beylot family, a firm of Libourne négociants.[1] Since its origin, this vineyard has been run in close conjunction with its larger neighbour, Peyraud which came to be Château Peyrau.[1] Identified as having the best parcels, Clos de l'Oratoire was separated from Peyrau, and by the 1969 reclassification of Saint-Émilion, Clos de l'Oratoire was ranked Grand Cru Classé.[1]

In 1972 shares were bought in the estates by Joseph-Hubert, Graf von Neipperg, and in 1991 passed control to his son Comte Stephan von Neipperg who bought the remaining 30% from the other investors.[2] Von Neipperg's other properties include Château Canon-la-Gaffelière and the "super-cuvée" La Mondotte. The oenologist Stéphane Derenoncourt is retained as consultant.

Production

The vineyard area extends 10.3 hectares with the grape varieties of 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Of the Grand vin Clos de l'Oratoire there is a typically an annual production of 4,000 cases.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Peppercorn, David . Bordeaux . Mitchell Beazley . 2003 . London. 1-84000-927-6 . 452 .
  2. Web site: Schoenfeld . Bruce, Wine Spectator . Armed With Charm . February 22, 2006 . March 5, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090418165845/http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Features/0,1197,3133,00.html . April 18, 2009 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kissack . Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Clos de l'Oratoire .