Parker about Château Ausone 2022
The 2022 Ausone opens in the glass with a brooding bouquet of raspberry preserve, licorice, rose petals and creamy new oak. Full-bodied, deep and dense, it's layered and textural, with a sweet core of fruit framed by powdery, youthfully grippy tannins, concluding with a discreetly heady finish. It's a serious, structured issue that will require a bit of patience.

Suckling over Château Ausone 2022
Wow. This is such a big and beautiful Ausone with huge depth that slowly uncoils. Really powerful, mineral and naturally concentrated, with iron, chalk and a rich, almost opulent core of black fruit, but really fresh, with chiseled tapenade and wood spices that only tiptoe on the nose. Superb intensity hidden beneath the palate, with a matrix of chalky tannins that vibrate, shine and extend. Nothing stops it at the finish, which lasts well over a minute. Almost beguilingly drinkable considering the tannin quality, which is so fine and energetic, but I'd give it at least 3-4 years to let the wood spices integrate more and let the wine grow with more complexity. A bigger Ausone with higher alcohol, but fantastic and rather outrageous. 60% cabernet franc and 40% merlot. This will age well for at least two decades.
Description
Land | France |
Region | Bordeaux Saint Emilion |
Rebsorten | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
Alkoholgehalt | 14.50% |
Füllstand | high fill |
Verschlußart | cork stopper |
Kennzeichnung | Contains sulphites |
Farbe | Red |
Inverkehrbringer | Chateau Ausone, 33330 Saint-Émilion, France |
Charakter | Dry |
Servierempfehlung | Decant at 16-18°C |
Trinkempfehlung | 2030 - 2060 |
Parker Punkte | 95+ |
Jahrgang | 2022 |
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Château Ausone 2022

Château Ausone 2022 is an outstanding Saint-Émilion with impressive depth, precision, and elegance. The blend, dominated by Cabernet Franc with a smaller portion of Merlot, displays a dense, almost violet-black color and complex, multi-layered aromas. The nose unfolds with intense notes of black berries, ripe plums, violets, and graphite, accompanied by subtle hints of cedarwood, licorice, and oriental spices. On the palate, the wine presents itself with exceptional structure, a perfect balance between fruit concentration, silky tannins, and precise, lively acidity. The mineral freshness and remarkable length on the finish underline the class of this wine and promise enormous aging potential. Château Ausone 2022 is a wine of great refinement and depth that will continue to evolve for decades to come and is already considered one of the finest vintages from this legendary winery.