1961 CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1961

Saint Emilion

St Emilion - 1er Grand Cru Classé A

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85-89 / 100

Good

1961 CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1961

Saint Emilion

St Emilion - 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

1 200,00 € tax incl. 1 000,00 € tax excl.

Info Side of the capsule cut for expertise

Label Highly damaged

Stock : 0 bottle

1 020,00 € tax incl. 850,00 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

4 / 5

Michael Broadbent

(06-1998)

90 / 100

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

(05-2018)

89 / 100

Wine Spectator

(04-1996)

88 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(03-1997) A ripe, port-like nose of dried fruits, herbs, old tea, and minerals made for an intriguing set of aromatics. In the mouth, the wine reveals more sweetness and fat than one expects from Ausone, but an underlying pruny quality suggested the fruit was more than merely overripe. Hard tannin, acidity, and earthiness were noticeable in the background, but overall this was a good to excellent wine, with its positive attributes outweighing the more troublesome ones.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1961
Rating	85-89
Classification	St Emilion - 1er Grand Cru Classé A
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Emilion
Colour	Red
Volume	0.75 l
Price	More than 300 €
Château	Ausone
Country	France

Château informations

Ausone

Château Ausone produces Bordeaux Grands Crus with the Saint Emilion appellation in the south of France. This estate is one of the 4 châteaux to benefit from the Premier Grand Cru Classé A classification with the Angelus, Cheval Blanc and Pavie châteaux. Château Ausone is a small estate of only 7 hectares located on the slopes of Saint-Emilion. Built on the site of the villa of the Latin poet Ausone, the estate enjoys southern exposure, terraced vines and a balanced and very old grape variety. The cellar, carved into the rock, is extraordinary. It has been the subject of immense works to strengthen the solidity of the building.

As for the wines, reputed to take a long time to assert themselves, they are dense, intense and with an aromatic complexity that allows Ausone to rank among the very first estates in Bordeaux. The main grape varieties are Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with a majority of 55% Cabernet Franc.

Among the greatest vintages of Château Ausone, the 1976, 1982 and 1983 vintages are excellent. The 1995, 1998, 2008 and 2009 wines are exceptional. Finally, the 2000, 2003 and 2005 vintages are considered to be the most extraordinary vintages, the grands crus of this vintage even obtained the excellent score of 100/100 by Robert Parker.