Château Ausone

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Château Ausone 2010 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Émilion)

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98-100. Very concentrated and wonderfully perfumed wine. It has great balance and acidity, intense freshness. The superb fragrance of the Cabernet Franc has made a gorgeous wine, black fruited and likely to age for decades. — R.V. (6/25/2011)

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Château Ausone 2010 Red (Saint-Émilion)

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A big, bold wine with unbelievable power and concentration. Low yields and a dominance of Cabernet Franc have produced an immensely concentrated wine. Still very young, this magnificent wine holds the promise of great aging. — R.V. (5/1/2013)

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Château Ausone 2000 Red (Saint-Émilion)

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Forget all those garage wines, forget the upstarts of Saint-Emilion. When you want real class, you have to turn to Ausone. What a wine - magnificently dense and opaque, hugely rich and sensual. Yet it doesn’t seem in the least decadent - for deep inside the wine is a huge backbone of ripe tannins. Keep for at least 10 years — R.V. (6/1/2003)

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Château Ausone 2005 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Émilion)

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97-99 Barrel sample. A superb wine that brings together all the qualities of this vintage. It has great fruit, layers of acidity, dark tannins and a velvety texture, without losing the sense of place that sets great Bordeaux apart. — R.V. (6/20/2006)

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Château Ausone 2009 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Émilion)

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97-99 Barrel sample. It may be 14.5 percent alcohol, but, with its huge freshness, the wine almost sings with elegance. The texture is opulent, with intense black fruits and a core of solid tannins. Impressive balance. — R.V. (8/9/2010)

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Château Ausone 2006 Red (Saint-Émilion)

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Strength and elegance go together in this wine. It has a pure line of clear berry fruits that float above the tannic core. It is not so much rich as dense, the tannins a vivid counterpoint to the fruit. The wine finishes with fine, elegant sweetness, but it is the purity of line that stays in the memory. Age for 10 years at least. — R.V. (3/1/2009)

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Château Ausone 2008 Barrel sample Red (Saint-Émilion)

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96-98 Barrel sample. While there is a surprising amount of wood here, the fruit gives a great ripe swathe of blackberry and red plum flavors. The wood spice goes with an impressive weight of fruit, shining through a lovely, perfumed aftertaste. — R.V. (12/31/2009)

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Château Ausone 2008 Red (Saint-Émilion)

Wonderfully perfumed wine that exudes class. It has weight and extraction, its tannins lending themselves to the ripe texture. The wine is concentrated, dense in texture and for aging. — R.V. (4/1/2011)

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Bordeaux-style Red Blend

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