Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion, 2009

Name: Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé, St Emilion
Brand: Château Ausone
Price: 9020.66 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2003 2005 2009 2013 2020 2021

critic reviews

100/100Jane Anson,Inside Bordeaux

Ausone captures the exuberance and joy of 2009 without ever putting a step over the line - get ready to reach for the superlatives. Still young at 15 years old, but all the finesse and nuance is in place, with huge depths to the berry fruit, plenty of anis and fennel spice, saffron and pumice stone, by turns soft then steely. Hard to think of a better St Emilion 2009, and I would bet on it continuing to deliver huge pleasure over the decades to come. Winemaker/cellar master Philippe Baillarguet, overseen by Pauline Vauthier and father Alain, 100% new oak for ageing.

DRINKING WINDOW 2025 - 2050

date of review 10/2024

97/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2009 Ausone has a sumptuous bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry, rose petal and orange blossom aromas. The wine is beautifully defined blossoms with aeration. It becomes very liquorice and menthol-like after 10 minutes’ aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin. It is not a powerful 2009 and it feels sleek and quite tensile. Pure red fruit linger in the mouth with a very deft, almost understated finish. So elegant, so Ausone. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.

DRINKING WINDOW 2021 - 2050

date of review 03/2019

98+/100Robert Parker,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A masterpiece in the making, proprietor Alain Vauthiers 2009 Ausone boasts a dense purple color along with notes of powdered chalk, crushed rocks and wild blue, red and black fruits. Extravagantly rich with great minerality, precision and freshness as well as a voluptuous texture (unusual for a baby Ausone), this is an extraordinary wine. Sadly, there are fewer than 1,200 cases ... for the world. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060+

DRINKING WINDOW 2020 - 2060

date of review 12/2011