Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru
    Château Ausone

    Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion Grand Cru, 2017

    94/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
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    1. 2017

      75cl

      DP

      £168.41

    2. 2017

      6x75cl

      DP

      £1,010.42

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    There will be just 5500 bottles of the Chapelle d'Ausone 2017 produced from a blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation and maceration takes place in thermoregulated wooden vats before aging in new oak barrels for about 20 months. The father and daughter team of Alain and Pauline Vauthier make wonderfully ethereal wines from the exceptional limestone slopes below Chateau Ausone. The 2017 Chapelle proved a little divisive. I thought it was exquisite, a tremendously vivid and vital example brimming with bright Morello cherry, pure raspberry, fruits of the forest, Kirsch and stony minerality with mouth-watering acidity and effortless tannins teaming with salinity and cranberry.

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    Critic Reviews

    94/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2017 Chapelle d’Ausone has a lucid ruby hue. The nose is very succinct, nothing ostentatious, just tightly wound red and black fruit, beautifully integrated new oak (100%) with hints of crushed violet that become more prominent with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannin, well judged acidity, quite linear and focused. An almost pixelated finish possesses the texture and allure of a fine Vosne-Romanée. It lingers long in the mouth, occupying the liminal point between opulence and classicism. Superb.
    drinking window 2022 - 2045
    date of review 02/2020

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Emilion
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Merlot Cabernet
    abv:
    14.5%

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