Chateau Ausone, Saint-Emilion, 2018, 75cl

6 x 75cl

37.500,00 kr

Hans Wine Club

Chateau Ausone, Saint-Emilion, 2018, 75cl

37.500,00 kr

6.250,00 kr each

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Château Ausone – Saint-Émilion 2018 (75 cl) is one of the most iconic wines from Bordeaux and a rare example of absolute top quality from Château Ausone.

The 2018 vintage is both powerful and precise, showcasing Ausone's characteristic combination of depth, elegance, and terroir. The wine opens with intense aromas of dark berries such as blackcurrant, blackberry, and cherry, followed by violet, graphite, spices, and a discreet oak influence.

On the palate, it is concentrated and layered with silky, yet firm tannins, vibrant acidity, and an impressive length. The structure is dense and complex, yet balanced by remarkable finesse.

2018 is a great vintage for cellaring, and the wine will develop for decades, gradually unfolding even more nuances.

In short, it is a grand and deeply complex Saint-Émilion, where power and elegance meet in a wine with exceptional aging potential.

Format: 6 x 75cl

6 x 75cl

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About the wine

Wine: Chateau Ausone, Saint-Emilion, 2018, 75cl

Type: Red

Size: 75 cl

Manufacturer: Château Ausone

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Classification: Premiers Grands Crus Classés A

Bottles per Box: 6

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100 /100

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, Wine Advocate

Robert Parker wine advocate

98 /100

An exceptional year in St Emilion, and as you would expect Ausone is effortlessly showcasing what can be done. Beautifully sweet but fresh and fleshy brambled fruit, dense and perfectly placed, showing precision and carefully-carved tannins but also joy, laced with sandalwood, cedar, graphite and smoke, all controlled and deftly delivered. 85% new oak, harvest September 25 to October 9, 38hl/ha yield.

Jane Anson

98 /100

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

Wine Enthusiast

98 /100

Deep dark ruby, violet tints, delicate bright rim. Delicate savory note, pleasant noble wood nuances, black berry fruit underlay, blackberries, candied orange zest. Complex, taut, fine forest berry confit, silky, well-integrated tannins, mineral-salty touch, long length, good aging potential.

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About the grape

Rød Bordeaux Blend

Rød Bordeaux Blend er en kombination af de druesorter, der traditionelt bruges til Bordeaux' berømte rødvine. Det er ikke en officiel betegnelse, men en praktisk måde at tale om en vinsstil, der nu dyrkes over hele verden – fra Californien til Australien, Sydafrika til Chile.

Essensen er fleksibilitet: typisk en blend af Cabernet Sauvignon og Merlot, ofte suppleret med Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot og Malbec. Hver drue tilfører noget unikt – struktur, frugt, krydderier eller blødhed.

Rød Bordeaux Blend er for dig, der søger kraftfuld struktur og dybe smagsnuancer. Det er vine med personlighed – nogle kan nydes straks, andre udvikler sig smukt gennem årene. Her får du en vinsstil med historisk fundament, der stadig inspirerer vinmagere verden over.

Serving

Rød Bordeaux Blend serveres bedst ved 16-18°C, hvor vinens frugt, struktur og kompleksitet står skarpest. Serveres den for varm, kan alkoholen virke mere dominerende, mens for lav temperatur dæmper aromaerne. Bordeaux anbefaler selv 16-18°C til strukturerede og lagringsværdige rødvine.