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【Chapelle D Ausone 2011】

James Suckling Rating: 93/100

Chateau Ausone, located in the Saint-Emilion region of Bordeaux, France, is one of only four Premier A classified estates in the area. The wines of Chateau Ausone have long been celebrated as "the poet's wine." They exhibit a deep color and exude pure aromas of dark fruit, licorice, fresh flowers, and crushed stones. The wine is full-bodied yet not overly heavy, with exceptional aging potential. Robert Parker once stated, "If patience is not your virtue, then buying a bottle of Ausone is meaningless."

"The beautiful second wine is Alain Vauthier's 2011 La Chapelle d'Ausone. It possesses a dense ruby/purple color along with the nobility, class, finesse, precision, purity and copious blue and black fruits intermixed with a floral component, good minerality, and a medium-bodied, intense, rich personality. Never heavy or over-bearing, this is a beauty. As I have written many times in the past, the Vauthiers are making a "second wine" that is greater than many of the outstanding wines produced at this estate in the 20th century. This wine should drink well for 15 or more years." －Robert Parker

Grape Varieties:

• 50% Cabernet Franc
• 50% Merlot

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