Chateau Ausone

Vintage: 1999
Description: Sadly, the last of the great Ausone at a reasonable price. With the 2000, 2001 and 2003 at well over $1,000 per bottle, Ausone has overtaken Cheval Blanc as the greatest, most sought after wine of Saint Emilion. Ausone is, like Petrus and Lafleur, in a class by itself and always has been. A unique wine that one could spot in a blind tasting with one sniff and, when great, it offers indelible memories. "Is the 1999 Ausone the wine of the vintage? Dense purple color, a compelling bouquet of licorice, minerals, black and blueberry liqueur, extraordinary delineation, high tannin, superb extract, and phenomenal richness all are the stuff of a legend. This wine seems impossible to have emerged from a vintage like 1999. Proprietor Alain Vauthier produced only 20,000 bottles because he eliminated one-fourth of the tiny crop. The result is out-and-out fabulous, but the wine needs 12-15 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2050." 95 points Robert Parker.
Price: $ 529.00
Price in original currency: None

Previously available from The Wine Connection

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First added to 1000 Corks on March 8, 2018.

This product was inactivated March 8, 2021.

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