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Château Ausone Saint-Emilion 2020 - 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Bordeaux

Red

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100/100

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

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99/100

Vinous

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99/100

Jean-Marc Quarin

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99/100

Decanter

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98/100

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

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98/100

Le Figaro

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98/100

Bettane & Desseauve

spicy
velvet
red meat
masterpiece
rough diamond

"Rated 100/100 by Jeff Leve!"

"Château Ausone 2020 is exceptional. Usually more showy, it's packed with lively acids, deep fruit and a very solid structure. Dark red fruits, blood orange, pomegranate, rose petal, mocha and dried herbs come through the glass. Deep and layered, with magnificent finesse, Ausone is in top form in 2020. What a wine! Readers lucky enough to own it are in for an exciting experience over the next few decades. " (Vinous 2022)

Features

Estate

Château Ausone

Cuvée

1er Grand Cru Classé A

Vintage

2020

Designation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot

Terroirs

Butte de Saint-Emilion, asteriated limestone plateau, clay-limestone slopes, 54-year-old vines facing East/South-East

Viticulture

Integrated, in conversion to organic farming since 2020

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional fermentation in oak vats

Breeding

In barrels for 20 months

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dark, intense color with deep black highlights

Nose

Concentrated, fine, black fruits, smoky, slightly floral and herbaceous, great complexity of fragrances and scents, magnificent.

Mouth

Noble tannins, structured and incredibly well-balanced, with incredible finesse, subtlety and aromatic complexity, and a long, fresh, taut finish.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

2 to 3 hours before

Drink from

2028

Drink before

2070

Guard

2075

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with Bazas prime rib, veal filet mignon and foie gras sauce, or on its own to discover all its subtleties...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 98/100

Domaine rated (2016 guide) 5*Stars (Exceptional producers, those who represent the absolute pinnacle of quality in France and around the world)

About the domain :

The Château Ausone vines are located on a limestone knoll, with a small part on a plateau with a shallow layer of soil, and the majority on the adjacent, south-facing slope with much deeper soil. This duality is an undeniable asset that the current owner, Alain Vauthier, has succeeded in magnifying. For the past twenty years, Ausone?s harmonious constitution and refined texture have justified its long-standing reputation as the best wine in the appellation, and sometimes in the whole of Bordeaux. Its longevity in bottle is extraordinary.

Decanter

Decanter

Wine rated (guide 2021 ) 99/100

About the wine:

This is a powerful wine, whose depth and layers make most of its competitors pale. You have to sit back, take your time and let the flavors unfold. The smoky blueberries and raspberries are so dense that they start out knitted, then, as the oxygen opens them up, the body of the wine expands and becomes fleshier and creamier, adding notes of chocolate and mocha. Limestone scraping is present in profusion throughout the finish, and this is a smartly constructed wine. As always, Ausone is a masterpiece in dismantling and reassembling a terroir. It's a great wine. First year of official conversion to organic farming. 2028-2048

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine rated (guide 2016) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Named after the Latin poet who lived in Saint-Émilion in the 4th century, Ausone was established in the 14th century on a vineyard dating back to Roman times. Since the Middle Ages, only three families have succeeded one another, until Alain Vauthier, the current owner and distant heir of Pierre Chatonnet, who settled here in 1690. Thanks to this family continuity, a mythical cru has remained at the top (classified A as early as 1959). Thanks also to its unique terroir: 7 ha (including a high proportion of Cabernet Franc) on the edge of the clay-limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion, surrounded by a belt of rocks that shelters it from the wind. In its two new underground cellars, a wine with astonishing ageing potential is born, made since 2007 by Pauline Vauthier (Alain's daughter) with the help of Philippe Baillarguet, cellar master.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

 

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine rated (2016 guide) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment)

About the domain :

From just 7 hectares ideally situated at mid-slope, with a rare collection of Cabernet Franc from massal selection (which accounts for at least half of the final blend), Ausone produces a wine that is both deep and chiselled, innervated by great freshness and endowed with extraordinary velvety texture. It only reveals its full potential after ten to fifteen years' cellaring, and then, in great vintages, shows itself capable of evolving over several decades. Under the wise and visionary guidance of owner Alain Vauthier, all vintages since 1998 have been particularly successful, with a special mention for the legendary 2005, which reaches a level of absolute perfection. Unfortunately, the château's wines are almost impossible to find and fetch stratospheric prices. Since 2005, with the arrival of Pauline Vauthier as winemaker, the style of Ausone, like that of the other Saint-Emilion estates belonging to the Vauthier family, has slowly evolved towards greater crispness and a focus on the fruit's brilliance (thanks in particular to a reduction in the percentage of new barrels used for ageing, 85 instead of 100%).

Vinous A. Galloni

Vinous A. Galloni

Rated wine (guide 2022) 99/100 (Antonio Galloni)

About the wine:

Château Ausone 2020 is exceptional. Usually more showy, it's packed with lively acids, deep fruit and a very solid structure. Dark red fruits, blood orange, pomegranate, rose petal, mocha and dried herbs come through the glass. Deep and layered, with magnificent finesse, Ausone is in top form in 2020. What a wine! Readers lucky enough to own it are in for an exciting experience over the next few decades.

Le Figaro vins

Le Figaro vins

Wine rated (guide 2021) 98/100

About the wine:

A nose that transports you to a room covered in marble and tapestries, with those charcoal notes of the fireplaces of our childhood. On the palate, an embrace of ripe fruit wrapped in ethereal tannins, as silky as fur. Without doubt the quintessential example of the gentle power so characteristic of this vintage. 2032-2062

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Wine rated (guide 2021 ) 99/100

About the wine:

Dark, intense, beautiful purple color. Very aromatic nose, fine, pure fruit, complex, noble and deep. Slight hint of vanilla on a background of very ripe raspberry. Velvety on the entry, complex in the middle, extremely melting, with a crazy aromatic and tactile grace, the wine advances slowly, juicy and deep. In the very last moments of the palate, it shows a touch of austerity reminiscent of limestone, as if the vintage had invited it to highlight its origin. A wonderful identity. 2034-2075

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve

Wine rated (guide 2023) 100/100

About the wine:

The wine captivates with its display of flowers, crushed stone, black, red and blue fruits, espresso and thyme. It takes a little persuasion and patience, but the palate is incredibly deep, pure, refined and lively. The wine gently coats the palate with layers of salt-infused black and dark red fruits. The deep, seamless finish crosses the 60-second mark and goes on to reveal its essence of minerals and fresh berries. This could be the longest wine of the vintage. Drink between 2030 and 2075.

Anthocyanins - Yohan Castaing

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

Wine rated (guide 2021) 98/100

About the wine:

Very ripe and blueberry, notes of blackcurrant, "al dente" black fruit with a very delicate floral framework. Slightly minty on aeration. Fleshy, juicy texture, almost crunchy despite its density, with sublime tension and remarkable length. Very precise, crystalline, fresh tannins. A wine that expresses itself in delicacy, precision and freshness with a more charming and coated side. Very airy. Slightly different aesthetics, but still the fundamentals of precision, aromatic freshness and tension. An Ausone that will be remembered for both its uniqueness and its excellence.

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