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100 Robert Parker
The 2003 Ausone is off the charts in terms of richness. While I gave a 3-digit score to the 2000, I think this profoundly concentrated wine may be even more sublime and exotic. Its inky/blue/purple color is followed by an extraordinary perfume of flowers, crushed rocks, sweet raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and God knows what else. The impression is one of extraordinary richness and purity, and a multilayered texture yet a surreal lightness as well as laser-like precision. This exquisite offering must be tasted to be believed. Incredibly young, it will undoubtedly close down over the next few years, re-emerging after 15-20 years. It should last for 70-100 years. It is a wine for anthology!
100 Robert Parker
The 2003 Ausone is off the charts in terms of richness. While I gave a 3-digit score to the 2000, I think this profoundly concentrated wine may be even more sublime and exotic. Its inky/blue/purple color is followed by an extraordinary perfume of flowers, crushed rocks, sweet raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and God knows what else. The impression is one of extraordinary richness and purity, and a multilayered texture yet a surreal lightness as well as laser-like precision. This exquisite offering must be tasted to be believed. Incredibly young, it will undoubtedly close down over the next few years, re-emerging after 15-20 years. It should last for 70-100 years. It is a wine for anthology!
19 Rene Gabriel
96 Wine Spectator
Loads of blackberry, plum and strawberry. Intense fruit. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and layers of everything. Wonderful balance and refinement. Closed up already. Very serious wine. Best after 2012. 1,375 cases made. -JS
96 Wine Spectator
Loads of blackberry, plum and strawberry. Intense fruit. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and layers of everything. Wonderful balance and refinement. Closed up already. Very serious wine. Best after 2012. 1,375 cases made. -JS
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Château Ausone
L’antériorité viticole du Château Ausone date de près de quatre siècles, son nom commémorant le poète romain, Decimius Magnus Ausonius, ancien propriétaire de plus de 40 hectares de vignes à Saint-Emilion. Grand producteur de la Rive Droite, Ausone est membre du cercle exclusif - quatre membres au total ! – de propriétés répertoriées Premier Grand Cru Classé A au sein de l’appellation ; les trois autres sont Cheval Blanc, Angélus et Pavie. S’inscrivant dans la lignée directe des premiers propriétaires au 17ème siècle, la famille Dubois-Challon-Vauthier, Alain Vauthier et sa fille Pauline sont aujourd’hui aux commandes. Situé à l’extrémité ouest du village de Saint-Emilion, Ausone regroupe en son sein l’un des terroirs réputé le plus qualitatif de Bordeaux, une parcelle de 7 hectares sur un coteau en forte pente. Entre 1993 et 2013, le célèbre œnologue Michel Rolland a collaboré avec la famille, apportant sa contribuant inestimable à ses techniques de vinification. Ces années fondatrices ont été déterminantes, facilitant l’ascension de ce château déjà imposant, en direction des plus grands producteurs de la planète. Ausone se singularise par son style minéral hors pair, magnifié par la présence importante de calcaire dans ses sols. Ce sont des vins riches, complexes et, de plus en plus, boisés.