Chateau Ausone Saint Emilion 2012

Château Ausone is a highly regarded wine estate in the Saint-Émilion region of northeastern Bordeaux. It is one of the prestigious few Saint-Émilion producers with Premier Grand Cru Classé A status – and one of only two estates (the other being Château Cheval Blanc) to hold this status since the inception of the classification in 1955.

The wider estate is relatively small compared to other top rated Bordeaux châteaux, and its seven-hectare (17-acre) vineyard is planted almost entirely to Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon appears in its second wine, Chapelle d’Ausone.

Tasting notes:
Very pure and mineral nose with an abundance of wild berries, mineral notes, fine oak and tobacco. Very full palate, excellent structure, ripe and concentrated with bright, fresh dark fruit, yet with silky tannin, very powdery and refined with almost a creamy texture, incredibly long, pure and complex finish.