New Arrivals
wine regions
- Red Bordeaux
- Dry White Bordeaux
- Sweet White Bordeaux
- White Burgundy
- Red Burgundy
- Red Rhône
- White Rhône
- Italy
- Champagne
- Loire Valley
quick links
Ausone 2008
St Emilion, First Growth
- Download the full wine list:
- Excel version
- PDF version
- GBP Price: £6250.00 per Case
- Action: [Add to shopping basket]
- Size: Bottle (75cl)
- Quantities:0 Case - 3 Bottles
- Units: 3
| Scores: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wine Advocate | Wine Spectator | Burghound | Jancis Robinson.com | International Wine Cellar |
| 98 | 93 - 96 | - | 18 - 19 | 92 - 94 |
| Tasting Notes: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Possibly the 'wine of the vintage' the 2008 boasts an inky/blue/purple color as well as a glorious perfume of spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, camphor, truffles and crushed rocks. With great fruit on the attack and mid-palate, a medium to full-bodied, multidimensional mouthfeel and a skyscraper-like finish, this prodigious effort over-delivers, even for this phenomenal terroir. Give it 5-8 years of cellaring and drink it over the following 40-50 years. Score: 98 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate Maturity: 2016-2066 |
||||
|
Floral and perfumed, with blackberry and black cherry aromas. Minerally and pretty. So Burgundian on the nose. Full and supersilky, with a solid core of beautiful fruit. A wonderfully textured wine, with great length. Impressive for the vintage. Score: 93 - 96 James Suckling, Wine Spectator |
||||
|
Polished blackish purple. Wonderfully exotic and ripe on the nose - very nervy and exciting, Really caresses the palate. Lovely sensuality with lots of acidity and tension but fully ripe black fruit flavours. So clean and brilliant! So finely etched. Still very dry on the end but not excessively so. Great punch and energy. Definitely like an electric shock. Score: 18 - 19 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2018-2035 |
||||
|
Inky-purple color. Brooding, complex aromas of blueberry juice, air-dried plum and balsamic vinegar, with a touch of dusty minerality. Sweet and massive on entry, this conveys a serious sense of huge power but also impeccable balance to its black fruit and sweet spice flavors. Finishes clean and impressively long, with ultra-silky tannins that coat the gums and won't let go. Score: 92 - 94 Ian D'Agata, International Wine Cellar |
||||
|
A blend of 45% Merlot and 55% Cabernet Franc, the Ausone is muted on the nose at first - it really needs time to unfurl and when it does, there are wonderful pure blackberries, cassis, damson and loganberries. It has spellbinding definition - razor-sharp. The palate has cashmere tannins, sensuous texture and ethereal harmony. Does not just caress the mouth, but leaves it utterly in love and hoping for marriage. A brilliant wine from Alain Vauthier this year, but we have come to expect nothing less Score: 95 - 97 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com |
||||