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 »
$800
/750ml
2011 Retail Average
96
/100
2011 Pro Rating
Perfume pours from the glass in waves of dark cherry, cassis and violets, and Chateau Ausone 2011 glides across the palate with dense, ripe fruit wrapped in silk-fine tannins. Cabernet Franc’s old vines give a lifted floral spice and cool, graphite edge, while the wine stays poised and precise rather than showy, finishing long, layered and quietly powerful for this more challenging vintage.
Roast saddle of lamb with thyme and garlic; Duck breast with a red wine and cherry reduction; Porcini mushroom risotto with aged Parmesan
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.