Descrição

Datado do século XIV, o Château Ausone é um dos vinhedos mais lendários de Saint-Émilion. A família Vauthier, sua proprietária desde 1690, continua a preservar a identidade desta propriedade, berço de um grande vinho que se distingue pela sua elegância subtil. A casta Cabernet Franc domina o seu coupage, complementado pelo Merlot, conferindo-lhe potência e mineralidade.

Informações de produto

A adega
Château Ausone
Tipo
Tinto
Colheita
2018
Álcool
14.5% vol.
Variedade
60% Cabernet franc, 40% Merlot
Origem
Saint-Emilion

Prova

Temperatura de servir
16 °C.
Consumo
De 2028 a 2068, aproximadamente, se for mantido em ótimas condições.

Vinha e preparação

Descrição
A vinha está distribuída por pequenos socalcos rodeados de pedra para os proteger do vento. Exposição perfeita a leste-sudeste. Também são cultivados sebes, árvores de fruto e plantas aromáticas como plantas de acompanhamento das videiras. Em transição para a agricultura biológica.
Tamanho
7,25 hectares
Idade
Cepas com uma média de 52 anos
Solo
Calcário argiloso com asteria.
Rendimento
38 hectolitros por hectare.
Colheita
Vindima manual em pequenas caixas
Vinificação
Parcela a parcela, em pequenas cubas de madeira. Extração suave controlada por cremalheira e retorno por gravidade.
Envelhecimento
Estágio de 20 meses em barricas novas de carvalho francês.

Avaliação dos peritos

The Wine Advocate :

The 2018 Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple in color, rather predictably, the nose is almost completely shut-down on first sniff, taking considerable aeration to begin to reveal its jaw-dropping perfume of ripe black cherries, wild blueberries and plum preserves, leading to suggestions of candied violets, molten chocolate, licorice and crushed rocks with subtle cedar and pencil lead hints. The medium to full-bodied palate (14.5% alcohol) is so tightly wound and nuanced at this stage, it requires a lot of focus unravel all that is going on here. In short: a lot. The ripe, rich, black and blue fruit layers eventually give way to the beautifully cerebral earthy/minerally subtext, carried by fantastically well-knit tension, delivering an incredibly long, foundation-shaking finish. If the earth doesn't move when you drink this, you're probably not doing it right. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown)

Decanter:

This is deep and ripped, coming out you like a powerhouse, then it stops, tiptoes away, then rises up to slowly stretch out through the palate, displaying incredible tension and length. Graphite, flint, earth, crushed stone, blackberry, cassis and a juicy salinity from the scrape of limestone. Pretty clear this is going to power through the next 30-40 years effortlessly. And it just keeps going. Clearly survived the drought of the summer without so much as breaking a sweat. 3.6pH. Average age of the vines is 52 years old. A yield of 38hl/ha. (Jane Anson)

James Suckling:

Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, licorice, iodine and dried shitake mushroom. Opens and changes to violets and lavender. Full-bodied and tight with creamy and refined tannins that run the length of the wine and takes you down into the depth of the wine. Needs years to open yet it’s already so gorgeous to taste. Try after 2027.

Wine Enthusiast:

The perfumes of this wine just pour from the glass. They measure up to the promise of the black tannins and dark, dense fruits, the monumental structure and juicy black-plum flavors. The whole ethos of this wine is towards long-term aging to great power and intensity for the future. Drink from 2028. (Roger Voss)