Château Ausone 2013 CBO (6x75cl) 96/100 Parker
Château Ausone 2013 un des vins rouges les plus réussis du millésime. Couleur sombre, intense et vive. Beau nez fin, pur et aromatique. Délicat en entrée de bouche, soyeux au développement, moyennement riche au milieu, très savoureux et chic dans sa texture, ce vin fond en finale sur une bonne longueur subtile et plaisante sans aucun angle. Il est incrachable. Production : une demi-récolte, soit 9 000 bouteilles.JMQ Apogée : 2018-2030
Probably the wine of the vintage, once again. Only 9,000 bottles of the 2013 Ausone were produced, as crop size was 50% of normal. However, proprietor Alain Vauthier and his daughter certainly have proven a truly great wine can be produced in some of the most trying conditions Bordeaux wine producers have had to deal with over the last 20 years. Yields were only 22 hectoliters per hectare and the final blend was 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. The haunting aromas of wet rocks, spring flowers, blue and black fruits and forest floor are followed by an incredibly dense, attractive wine with sweet tannin, stunning concentration and texture, medium body and a depth that is essentially unreal in a vintage such as this. The wine is a superb example of great winemaking under the most difficult circumstances. Unlike more recent Ausones, this should be reasonably drinkable in 5-6 years and yet be capable of lasting 25-30.Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Château Ausone
Pays/région : Bordeaux
Appellation : St-Émilion
Classement : 1er Grand Cru Classé A
Couleur : Rouge
Proprietaire : Alain et Catherine Vauthier
Superficie : 7 ha
Production : 22000 bouteilles
Assemblage : 45% Merlot,55% Cabernet Franc
