Château Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classé A 2021

Robert Parker: "A blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot, the 2021 Ausone is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild blueberries and raspberries mingled with rose petals, violets, exotic spices, vine smoke and blood orange, it's full-bodied, seamless and sensual, with a satiny attack that segues into a deep, layered mid-palate of breathtaking precision and intensity without weight. Built around bright acids and ultra-refined tannins and concluding with a resonant, perfumed finish, this profound young Ausone represents the essence of this great limestone terroir. I am not in the habit of drinking six-month-old Bordeaux cask samples, but this is one wine that would have sorely tempted me to make an exception to that rule if my appointment at the estate hadn't been one of the first of the day!" (97-100)

Falstaff: "Dunkles Rubingranat, tiefer Kern, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Kräuterwürzig, tabakig, rotbeerige Nuancen, ein Hauch von Ribiseln und Kirschen, feine Noten von Orangenzesten. Saftiger, mittelgewichtiger Körper, feine rote Frucht, gut integrierte, perfekt gereifte Tannine, delikat und frisch, Johannisbeeren im Abgang, mineralisch, zart salzig, verfügt über eine sehr gute Länge, Limetten im Finale." (97)