1999 CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1999

Saint Emilion

St Emilion - 1er Grand Cru Classé A

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95-100 / 100

Excellent

1999 CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1999

Saint Emilion

St Emilion - 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Condition Good

Stock : 1 bottle

500,00 € tax incl. 416,67 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

97 / 100

Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

(02-2012)

94 / 100

Wine Spectator

(2010)
Offers opulent aromas of meat, toasty oak and ripe berries, almost roasted in character. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins, but a rich and dried fruit aftertaste. Shows lots of new wood. Amazing concentration here. Endless wine for the vintage.

95 / 100

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

(4-2002) Is the 1999 Ausone the wine of the vintage? Dense purple color, a compelling bouquet of licorice, minerals, black and blueberry liqueur, extraordinary delineation, high tannin, superb extract, and phenomenal richness all are the stuff of a legend. This wine seems impossible to have emerged from a vintage like 1999. Proprietor Alain Vauthier produced only 20,000 bottles because he eliminated one-fourth of the tiny crop. The result is out-and-out fabulous.

Features Château informations

Features

Vintage	1999
Rating	95-100
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

As Angelus, Cheval Blanc and Pavie, Ausone is ranked as Premier Grand Cru Classé A in Saint Emilion. Ausone is a tiny area of 7 acres located on the slopes of St. Emilion. Situated on the location of the villa of the Latin poet Ausonius, the area enjoys a southern exposure, terraced vineyards and very old grape varieties. The cellar, dug into the rock, is extraordinary. The wine, long known to be assertive, they are dense, intense with complex aromas that allow Ausone to rank amongst the best Bordeaux estates. The grape varieties are merlot, cabernet franc with a majority of cabernet franc (55%).