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Chapelle d'Ausone 2019

Bordeaux - Saint-Émilion - 2nd wine - Château Ausone
$190.41

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Château Ausone

Château Ausone

The Château Ausone is a mythical name in the Saint-Émilion vineyard, charting its course off the beaten track and embodying a style that's uniquely its own. It's a Domaine that owes its name to the Latin poet Decimus Magnus Ausonius, also a professor and political advisor in the Late Roman Empire, who was born in Bordeaux in the year 309.

In the 1960s and 1970s, two families fought over the estate, the Dubois-Chalon and the Vauthier families, particularly over how to run the vineyard and vinifications. Alain Vauthier finally took over the reins in 1995, and from 1998 onwards, Château Ausone regained its place among the most prestigious wines of Bordeaux.

In the first edition of the Saint-Émilion classification in 1955, Château Ausone achieved the privileged position of Premier Grand Cru Classé "A". It retained this distinction up to and including the 2021 vintage. At the beginning of 2022, Domaine chose to withdraw from the classification, the next edition of which was due to be made official in September of the same year. Thus, from the 2022 vintage, the label of Château Ausone will mention only the appellation Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. 

The Château Ausone is located on a 7-hectare south-facing vineyard mid-slope of the Saint-Émilion hillside, on limestone soils covered with a superficial layer of gravel. The grape varieties are 55% Cabernet franc and 45% Merlot. The wines are aged for 16 to 18 months in French... See more ...

Critics Chapelle d'Ausone 2019.

James Suckling
96/100
Vinous - A. Galloni
94/100
Jean-Marc Quarin
94/100
Alexandre Ma
94/100
Beckustator - Y. Beck
95/100

Description Chapelle d'Ausone 2019.

Domaine offers a happy prelude, La Chapelle d'Ausone.

Made under the same conditions as its predecessor, its lesser evil is that it comes from young vines destined later to produce the grand vin.

Alongside the Cabernet Franc, the Merlot is more present, amplifying the crispness with hints of Cabernet Sauvignon. As for elegance, it's still there, the motto of taste once again defended with passion.

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