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ßChâteau Ausone--Vintage 1995
1 dozen bottles per lot
AUSONE The Vauthier family achieved sole ownership of the estate in 1995 and began of string of critically acclaimed vintages greatly increasing the prices of Ausone and inducing some to dub it the next Petrus or Cheval Blanc. Instead, Ausone is the first Ausone. The total production is only one fourth of Cheval Blanc, less than half of that of Petrus and totally different in style from either. According to William Younger in Gods, Men and Wine, vines were grown in this area of the Gironde as early as the first century AD. Retraction of the Domitian Edict by the Emperor Probus began a surge of vineyard development of the region was chronicled by Ausonius, professor of Rhetoric at Bordeaux University. He had considerable vineyards of his own, referencing if not establishing the legend of the chateau. Ausone is a singular and distinctive wine with back-breaking elegance and poetic mineral almost steely aromatics. Superb length and elegance belie impressive concentration and intensity. ßChâteau Ausone--Vintage 1995 Saint-Emilion, 1er grand cru classé (A) All lots in original wooden cases Parcel: lots 207-209 "At the MW tasting far less deep than the other first growths; an assertive, singed mocha and oak nose and taste. Very sweet and attractive, though I had reservations. Shortly after, tasted blind: fragrant nose, mocha noted again, plus vanilla; nice weight and pleasant flavour. Stylish. Dry finish. Last noted at the Bordeaux Index Right Bank blind tasting, Nov 1999 **(**) 2005-2015 ." MB, Vintage Wine 1 dozen bottles per lot