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 »
$895
/750ml
2017 Retail Average
97
/100
2017 Pro Rating
Perfume spills from the glass: raspberry, black plum and cassis woven with violet, tobacco leaf and a cool limestone edge, all carried in a remarkably fine, almost weightless frame. Chateau Ausone 2017 glides across the palate with silken tannins, precise freshness and layered dark fruit, tightening into a long, chalk-dusted finish touched by cocoa and savory earth. It feels both restrained and lavish at once, a poised, classical Ausone in a slightly cooler, very detailed vintage.
Roast lamb with garlic and rosemary; Duck breast with cherry reduction; Porcini and truffle risotto
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.