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 »
$900
/750ml
2020 Retail Average
98
/100
2020 Pro Rating
Perfume pours from the glass of 2020 Château Ausone: violets and lavender over ripe raspberry, blueberry and dark plum, all etched with cool stone and graphite. On the palate it is compact yet luxurious, a deep core of dark, pure fruit wrapped in silken but commanding tannins, touched by cedar, cocoa and subtle spice, and driven by a vivid, saline freshness that makes this great vintage feel both powerful and incredibly precise. This is a monumental, long-haul Ausone that will gain haunting complexity with time in the cellar.
Roast saddle of lamb with rosemary; Dry-aged ribeye with wild mushrooms; Pigeon or squab with truffle jus
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.