Ausone: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2018

Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2018

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Cabernet Franc 60%, Merlot 40%
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rød, tør
14,5% Vol.
Modenhed til at drikke: 2032–2077
Pakket ind i: 3-delt OHK
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rig på tanniner
voluminøs og kraftfuld
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Lobenberg: 100/100
Parker: 100/100
Decanter: 100/20
Wine Cellar Insider: 100/100
Jane Anson: 100/100
Suckling: 99-100/100
Galloni: 99/100
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Frankrig, Bordeaux, Saint Emilion
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Allergener: Sulfitter,
Tapperi / Importør: Ausone, 33330 Saint Emillion, FRANKREICH
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Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A 2018

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/100

Lobenberg: En 7 hektar stor vinmark på ren kalksten i udkanten af St. Det bedste terroir og ofte benchmark for St. Emilion. Op til 7.500 vinstokke pr. hektar, tæt beplantet. Cépage 2018 er 40% Cabernet Franc og 60% Merlot. Sammensætningen af druesorter er ideel for St Emilion; mange slotte stræber efter denne høje andel af Cabernet Franc. Og Alain Vauthier er mester i denne druesort, nogle gange er andelen endnu højere. Utrolig frisk Loire-agtig næse, hvilket er uundgåeligt med så meget Cabernet Franc. Modne, næsten søde vilde hindbær, næsten brombær nedenunder. Lidt eukalyptus og mynte, hvilket indikerer en dejlig friskhed i næsen. Og det hele er meget godt sammenvævet i munden. Igen denne hindbær, men også mere surkirsebær, salt, der viser en vis skarphed, næsten knivskarp i denne friskhed, tanninerne er helt polerede. Ausone er stor, men Ausone var endnu større for mig i 2016. Og jeg synes ikke, at den er i samme ekstreme liga som Cheval Blanc i 2018, som er topvinen i St Emilion i år. 100/100

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Parker om: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A

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. 100/100

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Decanter om: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A

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. 100/100

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Wine Cellar Insider om: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A

With a depth of flavor that feels like they managed to pack a magnum into a single bottle, this wine is all about its intensity and incredible sense of minerality and purity. Rich, fabulously concentrated and deep, the seamless finish which surpasses 60 seconds is loaded velvet drenched black, blue and red fruit, spice, smoke, earth, licorice, crushed rocks, stones and oyster shells. The cashmere tannins, and vibrancy is awe inspiring. The wine blends 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot, 14.5% ABV. If you have the money, there are few wines at this level of quality produced from any vineyard in the world. 100/100

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Jane Anson om: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A

The limestone soils of Ausone set the pace in St Emilion, and they have effortlessly dealt with the drought of the 2018 summer. What you get in the glass here is a push and pull of tannins and acidity, keeping the blackberry, cassis and redcurrant fruit walking the line between them. Eats its 100% new oak, which is apparent only through the creamy texture that becomes apparant through the mid palate as it opens. Displaying both tension and persistency, and the juicy scrape of limestone through the finish. his 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. 3.6pH, 38hl/ha yield. 100/100

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Suckling om: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A

-- Suckling: This is really exotic with wild-fruit character that I have seldom encountered in Ausone. Full-bodied yet reserved and very tight. Amazing depth and purity of fruit. Incredible beauty. Sexy. 99-100/100

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Galloni om: Chateau Ausone 1er Grand Cru Classe A

The 2018 Ausone is mind-blowing. The aromatics alone are mesmerizing. I don't know what more to say. Cabernet Franc is so expressive, so vibrant so nuanced. Rose petal, cinnamon, star anise and sage meld into a core of red fleshed fruit. The 2018 doesn't impress with opulence or richness, rather it is a Saint-Émilion that is all about persistence and energy. I won't be at all surprised if it merits a higher score in the future. Readers who can find it should not hesitate. The 2018 is a viscerally thrilling wine of the highest level. 99/100

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