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Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion
Château Ausone

Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion, 2023

Available Vintages
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justerini & brooks tasting note

The 2023 Chapelle d'Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation and maceration takes place in thermoregulated wooden vats before aging in new oak barrels for about 20 months. Opening with an intriguing bouquet, of flowers, wild berries, spices and mocha, this flows into a taut, lifted mid-palate of mineral infused fruit, gravelly cassis, herbs, tobacco and cigar smoke; a wine of great purity, charm and texture. Precise, with lots of detail and chiselled, silky tannins.

critic reviews

93-95/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,The Wine Independent

A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2023 Chapelle d’Ausone is a combination of two plots, plus some press wine. It has a deep garnet-purple color and after a little shaking the nose erupts with notes of wild strawberries, black raspberries, and wood smoke, followed by nuances of garrigue and fallen leaves, with a hint of iron ore. Medium-bodied, the palate vibrates with electric black and red berry layers, framed by fine-grained tannins and great tension, finishing long and shimmery. Impressive!

DRINKING WINDOW 2028 - 2042
date of review 05/2024
93/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Ruby, plum, grilled almond, fennel, love the depth of this wine, sappy and irresistable. 100% new oak. Philippe Baillarguet cellar master, Vauthier family owners, organic certified in the vineyard.

DRINKING WINDOW 2030 - 2044
date of review 05/2024
90-92/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2023 Chapelle d'Ausone has a well-defined bouquet with dark berry fruit, bell pepper and light gravel scents, nicely focused with a subtle marine influence. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, though it is not as fleshy as previous vintages with quite a strict and linear finish. I suspect it will fill out during barrel-maturation.

DRINKING WINDOW 2027 - 2040
date of review 04/2024
91-93/100Yohan Castaing,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A fresh, delicate bouquet of cassis, violet, iris, raspberries and mulberries introduces the 2023 Chapelle d'Ausone, a medium to full-bodied, concentrated and textured wine with a fleshy core of fruit structured around chalky tannins and a long, precise finish.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2040
date of review 04/2024

product details

Country:
France
Region:
Bordeaux
Appellation:
St Emilion
Producer:
Château Ausone
Style:
Red Wine
Grape Variety:
Merlot Cabernet
abv:
13%

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