Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

Château AusoneSaint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé)

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Ausone is a red wine from the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Ausone is in the top 80 of wines of France and in the top 5 of wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.

Taste structure of the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from the Château Ausone

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Ausone in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

tobacco, chocolate

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with floral taste

violet, perfume

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, hay

On the nose the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Ausone in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, non oak or toasty and sometimes also flavors of red currant, mint or prune.

Details and technical informations about Château Ausone's Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2017
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2016
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2015
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2014
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2013
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.711110.5
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2012
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) - 2011
In the top 5 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Château Ausone are 2017, 1955, 1961, 2003 and 2004.

Informations about the Château Ausone

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.
This winery is part of the Famille Vauthier.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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Top wine Bordeaux
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In the top 3 of of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines
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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.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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