Chateau Ausone
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2017 Château Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Red
2017
For laying down
Full Bodied
Dry
12.5% Alcohol
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2016 Château Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Red
2016
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Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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£1,130.68
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2007 Ch. Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Red
2007
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.0% Alcohol
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Available in bond
Available in bond
2011 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion
Red
2011
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2005 Chapelle d'Ausone, St. Emilion
Red
2005
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2004 Ch. Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Red
2004
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2018 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Red
2018
For laying down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2017 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion
Red
2017
For laying down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2015 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion
Red
2015
For laying down
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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Available in bond
Available in bond
2003 Ch. Ausone, St Emilion
Red
2003
Ready, but will keep
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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Available in bond
Available in bond
Available in bond
2019 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux
Red
2019
For laying down
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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Chateau Ausone is named after the Roman poet Ausonius who owned over 100 acres of vineyard around Saint Emilion. It is perched on the hillside in the southern outskirts of the village of Saint Emilion.
Ausone has only 7.3 hectares of vines and its vineyards (Merlot 50%, Cabernet Franc 50%) flourish on a steep, south-east facing slope, protecting them from cold north winds and westerly rain. Those vines at the top of the slope thrive on limestone (the `St.Emilion plateau') whilst those further down benefit from a clay/loam topsoil (the 'Côtes').
Ausone struggled during the 1950s and 1960s, but with the hiring of new régisseur Pascal Delbeck in 1976, the estate returned to producing wines worthy of its outstanding historic reputation. Recently Ausone has been at the very peak of its form and with the ubiquitous Michel Rolland now acting as consultant, it is now producing ultra-rich, lush, exotically fruity wines that require a minimum 10 years of bottle ageing.