2016 Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A) St-Emilion

2016 Château Ausone, 1er Grand Cru Classé (A) St-Emilion

Critic score
97.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Emilion, Right Bank, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Young 2026 - 2055info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13.5%

Tasting notes

Deep crimson. Very ripe nose and then rather chewy end. Drying finish. Not charming for the moment - even a little exaggerated. Though there is a broad panoply of fruit flavours that come rather precipitously to a drying end.

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (April 2017)
18+/20

This is one of the most subtle and ethereal Ausones I have encountered in a while. It’s a full-bodied wine, yet one that’s very refined in texture, all the way to the extremely long finish. Shows real dignity and character. A throwback to the great years of the 1950s.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2017)
97—98/100

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