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100 Robert Parker
The 2018 Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, rather predictably, the nose is almost completely shut-down on first sniff, taking considerable aeration to begin to reveal its jaw-dropping perfume of ripe black cherries, wild blueberries and plum preserves, leading to suggestions of candied violets, molten chocolate, licorice and crushed rocks with subtle cedar and pencil lead hints. The medium to full-bodied palate (14.5% alcohol) is so tightly wound and nuanced at this stage, it requires a lot of focus unravel all that is going on here. In short: a lot. The ripe, rich, black and blue fruit layers eventually give way to the beautifully cerebral earthy/minerally subtext, carried by fantastically well-knit tension, delivering an incredibly long, foundation-shaking finish. If the earth doesn't move when you drink this, you're probably not doing it right.
100 Robert Parker
The 2018 Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, rather predictably, the nose is almost completely shut-down on first sniff, taking considerable aeration to begin to reveal its jaw-dropping perfume of ripe black cherries, wild blueberries and plum preserves, leading to suggestions of candied violets, molten chocolate, licorice and crushed rocks with subtle cedar and pencil lead hints. The medium to full-bodied palate (14.5% alcohol) is so tightly wound and nuanced at this stage, it requires a lot of focus unravel all that is going on here. In short: a lot. The ripe, rich, black and blue fruit layers eventually give way to the beautifully cerebral earthy/minerally subtext, carried by fantastically well-knit tension, delivering an incredibly long, foundation-shaking finish. If the earth doesn't move when you drink this, you're probably not doing it right.
99 James Suckling
Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, iodine and dried shitake mushroom. Opens and changes to violets and lavender. Full-bodied and tight with creamy and refined tannins that run the length of the wine and takes you down into the depth of the wine. Needs years to open yet it’s already so gorgeous to taste. Try after 2027.
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Château Ausone
Château Ausone ha iniziato a produrre vino quasi quattro secoli fa, in occasione della commemorazione del poeta romano Decimo Magno Ausonio, che fu proprietario di oltre 40 ettari di viti a Saint-Émilion. Grande produttore della Sponda Destra, Ausone è una delle quattro tenute, insieme a Cheval Blanc, Angélus e Pavie, a essere classificate Premier Grand Cru Classé-A nella denominazione. Oggi gli eredi diretti della famiglia Dubois-Challon-Vauthier, proprietaria dal XVII secolo, sono Alain Vauthier e sua figlia Pauline, che possiedono e gestiscono la tenuta. Situato appena fuori dal paese di Saint-Émilion, Ausone possiede quello che si dice essere il miglior terroir di Bordeaux, una parcella ripida di 7 ettari arrampicata su una collina. Dal 1993 al 2013, il famoso enologo Michel Rolland ha lavorato con la famiglia, offrendo un contributo inestimabile all'approccio alla vinificazione. Questi anni di formazione importanti hanno contribuito a innalzare questo Château già splendido tra i migliori produttori di tutto il mondo. Ausone è conosciuto per il suo inimitabile stile minerale, rafforzato dai grandi depositi di calcare nel suolo. I vini sono ricchi, complessi e sempre più affinati in rovere.