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Château Ausone
Grand Cru Classé A.
7 hectares vineyard, planted with 50% merlot and 50% cabernet franc. The picking is manual, the wine is aged in 100% new barrels.
At present, and for already two years, some huge renovation works take place under the attentive control of Alain Vauthier, the owner of this marvelous chateau. Since 1901, no works had been realized for familial reasons, but now that Alain Vauthier runs this domain by himself,
he is determined to make it become the first of the Grands Crus Classés A.
Chapelle d’Ausone is the second wine of Château Ausone.
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   A tiny production of just over 1,300 cases will make the 2005 Ausone impossible to find, but proprietor Alain Vauthier continues to exhibit the Midas touch with his perfectionist efforts at this estate. This brilliant, blue/black-hued offering reveals an extraordinarily youthful, but promising nose of incense, blueberries, blackberries, currants, licorice, ... more
BN#179247
  A dense opaque purple color offers up restrained, but pure aromas of liquid minerals, blackberries, black raspberries, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, with high tannin but a long, super-pure, symmetrical mouth-feel, this dazzling, extremely complex Ausone requires 6-10 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2050., Dark ruby color. Aromas of lavender, ... more
BN#122629
 Is the 1999 Ausone the wine of the vintage? Dense purple color, a compelling bouquet of licorice, minerals, black and blueberry liqueur, extraordinary delineation, high tannin, superb extract, and phenomenal richness all are the stuff of a legend. This wine seems impossible to have emerged from a vintage like 1999. ... more
BN#129032
 Tasted 11 Times After Bottling With Ratings In The Low To Mid-90's
The finest Ausone of the seventies, and along with Lafite-Rothschild of Pauillac, one of the two outstandingly great wines of this vintage, the 1976 Ausone is indeed a profound wine. Surprisingly dark colored for the vintage, with a ... more
BN#154341
 This world famous property is superbly situated on the limestone hillsides of the village of Saint Emilion and consistently produces benchmark examples of the appellation that age effortlessly for 50-100 years. Planted to 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc, the extremely old vines of the estate average 50+ years, and ... more
BN#202244
  This world famous property is superbly situated on the limestone hillsides of the village of Saint Emilion and consistently produces benchmark examples of the appellation that age effortlessly for 50-100 years. Planted to 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc, the extremely old vines of the estate average 50+ years, and ... more
BN#406332
All sizes are 750mL unless otherwise noted.
Vintages and ratings subject to change at any time. All pricing and availability subject to change. |
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