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Ausone 1998
St Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé A
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The 1998 Ausone, a tour de force, is one of the vintage’s great wines. Its dense purple color is followed by notes of camphor, crushed rocks, spring flowers, black raspberries, blueberries and black currants. This full-bodied 1998 still needs another 5-6 years of cellaring. It should prove to be one of the vintage’s longest-lived wines. Score: 98 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com 07 July 2013 |
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Readers should not hesitate to check out Ausone's new second wine, Chapelle d'Ausone. It reveals Ausone's minerality, finesse, and quality presented in a lower-keyed, more open-knit style. A dense opaque purple color offers up restrained, but pure aromas of liquid minerals, blackberries, black raspberries, and flowers. Medium to full-bodied, with high tannin but a long, super-pure, symmetrical mouth-feel, this dazzling, extremely complex Ausone requires 6-10 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2050. Score: 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2010-2050 01 April 2001 |
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