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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.4 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mpoel on 1/14/2024 & rated 93 points: Very good bottle - liquorice, spice and sweetness on the palate. Quite concentrated. Surprisingly good (292 views) | | | Tasted by glou.sf on 7/30/2022 & rated 94 points: Fully mature nose of leather, mushrooms, underwood, a bit of red fruit, cherries, some herbal notes, and a hint of caramel. The palate has a bit more dark fruit notes, along with the leather, and overall good complexity and depth. Nice finish. Although the wine improved and opened up over the course of the night, I don't think this will get any better. (1339 views) | | | Tasted by Erik12000 on 11/10/2018: From a magnum. Surprisingly good. Very little fruit left, rather dry on the palate. Some tobacco and dried fruit on the nose. Still enjoyable but drink now. (2416 views) | | | Tasted by ONEFIVE on 5/31/2018: Brick and brown hue in the glass.
Aromas of dried fruit, raisin, tobacco, and dried earth.
Acidity is started to cut the finish but the wine is great on the palate.
The wine is long in the tooth. Drink now. (2562 views) | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 3/30/2018: A Few Favorite Wines (Vaucluse): Two Ausones in one night! Embarrassment of riches. This was really quite lovely. In a nice spot. A bit of the old library flavors here which I always like. Again some real depth to the wine. A wine I'd love to sip and ponder over for an evening. Last wine of the night, but we took our time with this. Worked actually quite well with a chocolate mousse. (2941 views) | | | Tasted by Mathijs81 on 5/25/2017: I'm having issues rating this somewhat above the 90+ points.
Bottle in pristine condition. Clean label and very good level 2 cm under cork )
Cork was really soaked and pulled out in two pieces ( luckily nothing fell inside ).
The colour was very unattractive. Quite muddy and brackish. Not appealing.
Nose was quite good, some dried tobacco, earthy, dried fruits and spices.
Flavour somewhat neutral, I could very very barely detect some dried fruits.
Finish was again disappointing, very dry and not really appealing to me.
Its always hit or miss with these old bottles, this ( for me ) was a miss.
Drink up ... fast. This is downhill and has been for quite a while it seems.
Shame .... guess I'll have to get back to old Mouton Rothschild bottles :-)
Mathijs (3152 views) | | | Tasted by John Tang on 1/21/2017 & rated 93 points: I had my first bottle of 1976 Aosone with 1976 Cos d‘Estournel and other wines today. 1976 is a less impressive year, though Ausone stands out from the peers at the first glance. After 3 hours though, Ausone retreats quickly. The wine needs to be consumed in its first 2 hours and if you have them in the cellar, drink them now because it won't last long. 93 points for its first 2 hours. Pop & pour, don't decant. (3002 views) | | | Tasted by Lord Rayas on 12/25/2016 & rated 96 points: MNSC - PP: opened for 1hr before decanting and serving. beautiful aromas of tobacco and chocolate. everyone thought it was a Petrus. serious outperformer! (2394 views) | | | Tasted by Burgundy Al on 12/3/2016 & rated 92 points: A 40th Birthday Celebration (River North, Chicago IL): Small glass, brief note. Ripe black fruit, some liqueur notes. Very good concentration and length. Very good+. Several bottles were opened in the course of the evening, but I think I only tasted this once. (2974 views) | | | Tasted by loverboy on 12/5/2010: Little past its prime, most likely due to the bottle condition. (6677 views) | | | Tasted by Rupert on 12/1/2009 & rated 93 points: Chateau Ausone vertical 1929-2005 (Institute of Directors, London): This is more like it. Strong, savoury, cedar nose, deep, fresh, the tannins grippy - this is young and vigorous (6872 views) | | | Tasted by 60ouvrees on 3/22/2009: Yes, this is a tannic wine but the tannins are the grippy kind that support the fruit rather than block it. This is a great example of old school Ausone at its best. (5059 views) |
| Château Ausone Producer website – Read more about Chateau AusoneRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanLibournais Libournais (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) - Read more about St. Emilion and its wines - Read more about Pomerol and its wines
Saint Emilion Grat Classified Growth, Classified Growths, Grands Crus Classes, GCC
In 1954, while the "Graves" growths had just published their own classification, the wine syndicate of Saint-Emilion, composed by wine growers, brokers and wine traders with the approval of the INAO - Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (A.O.C), decided to work on a classification for the wines of Saint Emilion. Initially, four grades were defined. These were reduced to two - First Great Classified Growth (A and B) and Great Classified Growth - in 1984.
As of Medoc's 1855 historical grading, the Saint-Emilion Great Classified Growth classification is not only based on qualitative criteria by tasting the wines on a ten years period previous to the assessment, but also on commercial considerations such as:
- sales price levels
- national and international commercial distribution
- the estate's reputation on the market
Properties who don't manage to join the club of about sixty Classified Growths are given the denomination of Great Growth ("Grand Cru"), while the remaining wineries of the A.O.C are simply reported as "Saint-Emilion". It is to be noted that the owners must officially apply to appear in the official classification. Thus for example the famous Chateau Tertre-Roteboeuf, whose quality and reputation would easily justify to be listed among the First Great Classified Growths, does not appear here by the will of its owner, François Mitjaville.
The Saint-Emilion Great Growth classification was revised in 1969, 1985, 1996 and 2006. The only two guaranteed vintage (A.O.C) who can apply to the classification are the "Saint-Emilion Grand Cru" and "Saint-Emilion" areas.
By grading 61 properties, the 2006 revision confirmed many growths from the former classification, but also caused a number of surprises and a few inevitable disappointments. Many observers thought that the impressive progression of Perse's Chateau Pavie since 1998 would be rewarded by an upgrade into the First Great Classified Growths (A) category, but finally such was not the case.
Among the estates promoted to the First Great Classified Growths B category are Chateau Troplong-Mondot and Pavie-Macquin, whose efforts made since the Nineties fully justify their new grade. It should be noted that no First Great Classified Growth was relegated to the lower Great Classified Growth class.
Promoted growths from the status of Great Growth ("Grand Cru") to Great Classified Growth ("Grand Cru Classe") are: Chateaux Bellefont-Belcier, Destieux, Fleur Cardinale, Grand Corbin, Grand Corbin-Despagne and Monbousquet.
The demoted growths from the status of Great Classified Growth to Great Growth are: Chateaux Bellevue, Cadet Bon, Faurie de Souchard, Guadet Saint-Julien, La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Belivier), La Tour du Pin-Figeac (Moueix), Lamarzelle, Petite Faurie de Soutard, Tertre Daugay, Villemaurine and Yon-Figeac. If the recent samples of some of the above mentioned properties may justify their current downgrade, there are great chances that estates like Bellevue, Tertre Daugay or Yon-Figeac will be upgraded to their previous rankings by the next revision in 2016 as the progresses noted after 2000, but not entering in the range of vintages (1993 - 2002) appointed for the criteria of selection for the 2006 classification, are noticable.
The two following estates have completely disappeared from the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classification: Curé-Bon-la-Madeleine (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Canon) and La Clusière (integrated meanwhile to Chateau Pavie).
Finally, no estate considered as "garagiste" has integrated the classification. Valandraud, Mondotte, Le Dome, Bellevue-Mondotte or Magrez-Fombrauge have, for the least, the potential to be ranked as Great Classified Growths. In sight of the very fine quality reached by the above mentioned estates in recent vintages as well as all the innovative wine making methods used by the "garagistes", it remains to be seen whether the authorities will dare to cross the line in 2016..?St. Émilion Grand Cru Les Vins de St. Émilion (Syndicate Vitocole de Saint-Emilion) – Read about St. Emilion
Vins de Bordeaux:
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Soil: Sandy soils with alluvial gravel deposits
Surface Area: 4,160 ha |
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