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The tiny 7ha vineyard of Ausone is 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot and is located at the southern edge of Saint-Émilion. Ausone has some of the oldest vines in Saint-Émilion with some Cabernet Franc vines that are more than 100 years of age (planted 1906). It was (until the recent decision to withdraw themselves from the system) one of four 1er Grand Cru Classé (A) properties of St. Émilion alongside Pavie, Angélus and Cheval-Blanc.
2005 was a particularly extraordinary vintage for Ausone. The very first year in which Pauline Vauthier took full control of winemaking decisions, both wines from the property are as stunning a debut as any vigneron on the planet has had. 2005 is, in general, an excellent vintage in Bordeaux, famed for its purity, freshness and fruit underpinned by muscular yet fine tannins. A vintage that required time in bottle, it is finally rewarding collectors ten times over for their patience.
Awarded a remarkable triple 100-point score from three of the world’s leading critical publications, there is little doubt that Ausone 2005 is a legendary wine which deserves a place in the very finest collections out there.
The 2005 Ausone is magnificent. A wine of soaring intensity and class, the 2005 dazzles from the very first taste. The aromatics alone are captivating, with notes of cinnamon, mint, crushed rocks, blood orange, mocha and incense. Graceful and stately in bearing, the 2005 boasts tremendous purity and breathtaking balance. Readers will find a stunning Saint-Émilion that is just at the beginning of what promises to be a very long drinking window that will be measured in decades. It is a towering achievement from the Vauthier family.
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2055
Reviewer Name: Antonio Galloni
Review Date: 1st April 2021
The 2005 Ausone is a perfect wine of the vintage. It displays crushed rock, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a full-bodied mouthfeel, stunning purity and richness, and perfect harmony among all of its component parts (acidity, tannin, wood, alcohol and extract). Still youthful, but oh, so promising, this wine should be set aside for another decade and drunk over the following 50-75 years.
Drinking Window: 2025 - 2100
Reviewer Name: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Review Date: 29th June 2015
I love the tobacco, berry, cigar box, toasty oak, ripe fruit and fresh mushroom flavors in this full-bodied red, which has ultralayered tannins and vanilla, new oak and berry character. Powerful and superconcentrated, with great length. This is a muscular, full-throttle wine, racing very, very fast. Best after 2019. 1,330 cases made. -JS
Drinking Window: 2020 - 2060
Review Date: 31st March 2008
97-99 Barrel sample. A superb wine that brings together all the qualities of this vintage. It has great fruit, layers of acidity, dark tannins and a velvety texture, without losing the sense of place that sets great Bordeaux apart.
Drinking Window: 2019 - 2048
Review Date: 20th June 2006
Deep ruby-purple. Multidimensional nose melds blackberry, black cherry, minerals, graphite, violet and exotic tropical chocolate; compellingly sappy and vibrant. In the mouth, there are rock-solid dark berry and mineral flavors of extraordinary depth and verve. Wonderfully classy and fine-grained, with an impression of racy acidity. Finishes with a major mouthful of fat, suave tannins and great palate-staining persistence. Massively structured yet without excess weight.
Reviewer Name: Stephen Tanzer
Review Date: 8th December 2014
