Chateau Ausone • St. Emilion, France
Château Ausone is the tiny, limestone-driven grand vin of Saint-Émilion, grown on steep asteriated-limestone and clay-li…Château Ausone is the tiny, limestone-driven grand vin of Saint-Émilion, grown on steep asteriated-limestone and clay-limestone terraces just outside the medieval village and long considered one of Bordeaux’s greatest terroirs. Dominated by…Learn More »
$1050
/750ml
2006 Retail Average
95
/100
2006 Pro Rating
Beneath its polished surface, 2006 Château Ausone hums with tension: dark berries and cassis layered with cedar, cigar box and a faint lift of flowers glide over fine but insistent tannins, giving the wine both grace and backbone. The palate feels concentrated yet almost weightless, the fruit etched in bright acidity and finishing with a lingering, subtle sweetness that speaks to its class and long life ahead.
Roast saddle of lamb with rosemary; Dry-aged côte de boeuf; Truffled roast chicken with morel cream
Château Ausone is the tiny, limestone-driven grand vin of Saint-Émilion, grown on steep asteriated-limestone and clay-limestone terraces just outside the medieval village and long considered one of Bordeaux’s greatest terroirs. Dominated by old Cabernet Franc and Merlot vines, it yields very small quantities of intensely mineral, perfumed and long-lived wine that combine power, finesse, and remarkable freshness, overseen today by the Vauthier family.