Chateau Ausone Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe

Château Ausone Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé 2012 is a serious contender for the title of the best wine of this harvest year, the wine is fermented in thermoregulated wooden vats and aged for 20 months in new oak barrels. Manufacturer: Chateau Ausone – Saint-Emilion Variety: 55% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot – old vines, with an average age of 50 years. Color: dark red-purple, with ink reflections. Bouquet: very clean and fine scent of plums, black currants, raspberries, mulberries, blackberries, with floral and mineral hints . Taste: very shaved, fresh, fruity, fine and ethereal; it is round and velvety on the palate, with a medium to full body, well integrated acidity and oak; incredibly long finish, with slight saline notes. Serving temperature 14-16 ° C Optimal consumption period: 2018 – 2050 Number of bottle produced: 18.000 98 James Suckling points: “Wild aromas of mint, mint and black fruit. Full-bodied, firm, linear and incredibly long, with undertones of stone, blueberries, cherries and minerals. Crispy and very persistent. The notes of iodine and oyster shell complete the aromatic spectrum. It will be better in 2018. ” 96 Parker Points:“ Ausone 2012 needed more time than the other wines to calm down in the glass. With a scent of briar, violet and currant wood – very floral and made in the Margaux style, it is not strong, but insistent. On the palate, it has a medium body, fine tannins, crunchy acidity, aromas of black currant pills, with notes of cedar and a hint of spices. Towards the end, the wine becomes intense and persistent, with an incredible opulence. A splendid Saint-Emilion from Pauline and Alain Vauthier. ”