Clos de l'Oratoire, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2018 Tinta Negra Mole A well-constructed wine that is

A well-constructed wine that is ripe with black fruits and integrated tannins

marked by all the hallmarks you’d expect from France’s golden standard for Sauvignon Blanc

dried figs and tobacco and chocolate notes

crushed stone and sappy flower aromas and flavors

On the nose it expresses immediately the vineyard and the land with fruity and grassy notes

Clos de l'Oratoire, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2018 Tinta Negra Mole A well-constructed wine that isFeatures 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. 97 Pts Wine Spectator