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Score 100/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Feb 2019

An utterly perfect wine from Alain Vauthier, the 2015 Château Ausone offers off the hook notes of crème de cassis, black raspberries, toasted spice and dried flowers, with more floral and mineral characteristics developing with time in the glass. Amazingly deep, full-bodied, pure and ethereally textured, with building density and tannin, it’s one of those wines that need to be tasted to be believed. Unfortunately, the production is minuscule (and expensive). A wine that will make your heart rate jump, give it 4-5 years of cellaring and I suspect it will keep for as long as you’d like to hang on to bottles. It’s a tour de force in wine and the wine of the vintage in 2015.

Critic Scores

Critic scores
98
98/100

Average Score

100
100-100/100

James Suckling

97
97/100

Tim Atkin MW

More reviews and scores

100 - 100 points
James Suckling
Score 100-100/100 · James Suckling

A mindbender of a wine with pure fruit and so much fine tannins and mineral character. It’s hyper tight and super polished. The palate starts off slowly and ends with a bang. Amazing endless finish. What an energy. Mar 2016, www.JamesSuckling.com

97 points
Tim Atkin MW
Score 97/100 · Tim Atkin MW

Outrageously good winemaking from Alain Vauthier and his team, expressing this special terroir to (near) perfection. Fine, floral and well balanced, with chalky minerality, palate-caressing tannins, stylish (85% new) oak and the sort of finish that makes you want to skip down the street whistling. One of the wines of the vintage. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2025-2040

96 points
Decanter
Score 96/100 · Decanter

50% each Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Suave texture but so much power behind. Fine, fragrant nose of pure berry fruit then real density and depth on the palate. Layered fruit and tannins but finely etched. Clean, long and persistent. Apr 2016, James Lawther MW, www.Decanter.com, Drink: 2025-2045

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Château Ausone
Ausone

Ch. Ausone is one of Bordeaux’s most respected estates. At this small property, perched atop a hill overlooking the town of Saint-Emilion, the Vauthier family produces some of the finest wines in the region.

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