In Bond Fine Wine. 2015 Château Ausone, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. Premier Grand Cru Classé A • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 100/100 (JD). Drinking window: 2025–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
The pinnacle of Saint Emilion, Ausone is initially one of only two estates (with Cheval Blanc) to be have been recognised as Premier Grand Cru Classe A. The Petrus of the appellation, due to its very small production (around 1500 cs per year). One of the oldest in Bordeaux, the vineyard is perched above the town and is regarded as one of the finest terroirs of St Emilion, steep south-easterly slopes planted with old vines on limestone, which imparts minerality to the wine. Under the control of Alain Vauthier, Ausone is consistently producing brilliant wines worthy of its illustrious history, that are considered amongst the very best of the vintage.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 100/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 30/11/2017 · Drink 2023-2063
An utterly perfect wine from Alain Vauthier, the 2015 Chateau Ausone offers off the hook notes of creme de cassis, black raspberries, toasted spice and dried flowers, with more floral and mineral characteristics developing with time in the glass. Amazingly deep, full-bodied, pure and ethereally textured, with building density and tannin, it's one of those wines that need to be tasted to be believ…
Albany Vintners (AV) — 96–98/100 · -, 27/04/2016
Sweet cassis with notes of violet and spiced mirabelle plums. In the mouth there is fantastic vibrancy and real underlying power and fruit density. This is one of the densest wines of the vintagePowerful and super-fresh with enormous structured rich tannins. This will be very long lived. Grand
Neal Martin (NM) — 95/100 · Vinous, 2025-06-03 · Drink 2027-2050
The 2015 Ausone has a superb bouquet that soars from the glass, revealing finely delineated black cherry, sage, cedar and licorice aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, silky-smooth texture and hickory-tinged red fruit with a harmonious, fine-boned finish that suggests this will benefit from another couple of years in bottle. This was a second impressive showing. Tasted blind at…