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 »
$538
/750ml
2014 Retail Average
96
/100
2014 Pro Rating
Quiet at first, Chateau Ausone 2014 gradually layers intense blackcurrant and plum fruit with rose, chalky stone and a touch of licorice, all wrapped in an extraordinarily fine yet powerful frame of tannin. The high Cabernet Franc content gives the wine thrilling lift and perfume, while the palate feels cool, precise and long, more about energy and detail than sheer weight, promising real glory with time in the cellar.
Roast lamb with thyme and garlic; Dry-aged ribeye with mushroom jus; Truffled poularde
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.