Chateau Ausone • St. Emilion, France
La Chapelle d’Ausone is the refined second wine of Saint-Émilion’s famed Premier Grand Cru Classé A Château Ausone, draw…La Chapelle d’Ausone is the refined second wine of Saint-Émilion’s famed Premier Grand Cru Classé A Château Ausone, drawn from the same dramatic, limestone-rich terraces that give the grand vin its haunting minerality. Typically based on Ca…Learn More »
$130
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
93
/100
2021 Pro Rating
Silky and finely etched, La Chapelle d’Ausone 2021 offers a lifted bouquet of violets, currants and wild berries, leading to a medium-bodied palate that is taut yet graceful, driven by vibrant acidity and beautifully polished tannins. The high proportion of Cabernet Franc (with Cabernet Sauvignon and no Merlot in this vintage) gives a cool, fragrant profile and a lingering, graphite-tinged finish that feels remarkably pure and composed for the year.
Roast lamb with herbs de Provence; Seared duck breast with cherry jus; Wild mushroom and truffle risotto
La Chapelle d’Ausone is the refined second wine of Saint-Émilion’s famed Premier Grand Cru Classé A Château Ausone, drawn from the same dramatic, limestone-rich terraces that give the grand vin its haunting minerality. Typically based on Cabernet Franc with Merlot (and occasionally a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon), it marries floral, violet and dark-berry aromatics with a chalky, precise structure, offering a more approachable yet still ageworthy expression of this celebrated argilo-calcaire terroir. Produced in small quantities and raised with t…