Château Ausone 2018

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Saint Emilion - 1er Grand Cru classé A

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100/100 Parker: legendary vintage

• When to drink this great wine : 2028 - 2068

• Tasted by Lisa Perrotti-Brown: "The 2018 Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot. Deep garnet in colour, the nose is predictably almost completely closed at first glance, and it takes plenty of aeration for it to begin to reveal its stunning perfume of ripe black cherries, wild blueberries and preserved plums, leading to suggestions of candied violets, melted chocolate, liquorice and crushed rocks with subtle hints of cedar and pencil lead. The fairly full-bodied palate (14.5% alcohol) is so tight and nuanced at this stage that it takes a lot of concentration to unravel everything that's going on here. In short: a lot. Layers of rich, ripe black and blue fruit finally give way to a beautifully cerebral earthy/mineral subtext, carried by fantastically well-crafted tension, leading to an incredibly long, foundation-shaking finish. If the earth doesn't move when you drink this wine, you're not doing it right."

• Ageing: In oak barrels for 20 months. Only new oak. It benefits from fantastic conditions, as the barrel cellar is located in the underground cellar, dug out of the old stone quarries on the wine estate.

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