The Château Ausone of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Ausone
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.
This estate is part of the Famille Vauthier.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Ausone is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Château Ausone is a wine estate located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in France. It was founded in 1851 by the Castéja family, who still own the property today. The enchantment is complete the moment one discovers this estate, perched on the hillside. The courtyard of Château Ausone inevitably captures attention with its stunning stone walls and ornately carved wooden gates, it presents a pleasant view over the steep hillside facing it. This vineyard spans about 13.5 hectares with clay-limestone soil on very varied soils closest to the right bank of the Isle, the river that runs through Saint-Émilion. The main grape varieties produced are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with vineyards that have an average age of 40 years. For nearly 150 years, Château Ausone has produced some of the finest dry red wines. The estate was classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé A in 1855 and represents the quintessence of Saint-Émilion wine. The cellar of Château Ausone offers a range of rich, balanced wines, which are the fruits of the Castéja family's persistence and commitment over generations. The wine produced at Château Ausone is known for its intense colour, concentrated structure and long aromatic finish. Specially designed cellars for ageing and rigorous selection help to produce perfectly vinified wines, which can be kept for 15 to 20 years or even longer. Château Ausone has been the source of the Castéja family’s passionate commitment to the pursuit of perfection. A classic aesthetic combined with agricultural and winemaking expertise, and an unwavering dedication to uncompromising wine are the ingredients that make Château Ausone a leading wine estate.

Top Château Ausone wines

Looking for the best Château Ausone wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Ausone wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Ausone wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Ausone

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Ausone

How Château Ausone wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, ghormeh sabzi (iranian herbed lamb stew) or chicken pie.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Ausone

On the nose the red wine of Château Ausone. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Ausone. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Ausone

  • 2016With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Ausone.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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