Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru
    Château Ausone

    Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru,

    Destination

    Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru, 2009

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru, 2009

    The second wine from Ausone is produced from 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc in 2009. This is extraordinarily complex for a second wine; the bouquet is magnificent, offering notes of minerals, slate, seriously high toned violets, cloves, damsons and a panoply of perfumed purple and crimson fruit. This is utterly seductive, bursting with fruit yet tight knit, structured and with laser precision. Utterly harmonious.

    Maturity:
    Keep/Drink
    ABV:
    14%
    91/100
    Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
    Bright ruby. Cool, complex aromas of cassis, licorice, Thai basil, fresh herbs, gingerbread and coconutty oak. Bright and firm, even a bit youthfully ungiving, but juicy and penetrating, with an exhilarating note of Asian spices. Very tight and firm on the long, vibrant back end. A second wine with a very strong personality of its own.
    Date Reviewed:
    07/2012

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    Producer:
    Château Ausone
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.