Incredible nose of currants and blueberries. Flowers too. Licorice. Such purity on the nose of Cabernet Franc. Full body incredible structure with fabulous tannins and a long long finish. Built out of stone. The prefect Ausone. Try after 2022.

Incredible nose of currants and blueberries. Flowers too. Licorice. Such purity on the nose of Cabernet Franc. Full body incredible structure with fabulous tannins and a long long finish. Built out of stone. The prefect Ausone. Try after 2022.

(WS97-100 points) Such a dreamy perfumed aroma to this wine. Full-bodied but wonderfully polished and integrated. It touches every millimeter of your palate and the texture makes you want to cry. It touches your soul. Goes on for minutes. Another perfect red?

(96-98 points) 2009 Ausone offers crushed stone, smoke, fennel, and black with blue fruits in the nose. Full bodied and supple, this rich, silky, voluptuous wine, produced from 55% cabernet franc and 45% merlot, ends with sweet plums, minerals, and dark berries. Read more at:https://www.thewinecellarinsider.com/search-wine-tasting-notes/?szSearch=2009+Ausone

(98+) A masterpiece in the making proprietor Alain Vauthier's 2009 Ausone boasts a dense purple color along with notes of powdered chalk crushed rocks and wild blue red and black fruits. Extravagantly rich with great minerality precision and freshness as well as a voluptuous texture (unusual for a baby Ausone) this is an extraordinary wine. Sadly there are fewer than 1200 cases ... for the world. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060+ 98+ points

A masterpiece in the making proprietor Alain Vauthier's 2009 Ausone boasts a dense purple color along with notes of powdered chalk crushed rocks and wild blue red and black fruits. Extravagantly rich with great minerality precision and freshness as well as a voluptuous texture (unusual for a baby Ausone) this is an extraordinary wine. Sadly there are fewer than 1200 cases ... for the world. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2060+ 98+ points

Served blind at the Southwold 2009 tasting. The Ausone ‘09 has quite an unusual nose compared to its peers – less flamboyant perhaps but no less compelling. The terroir really shines through here. The palate is beautifully balanced with super fine tannins. There is real class to this wine – sophisticated, refined, harmonious and graceful. A masterpiece.