Château Ausone 2018 - 1st Great Cru Class A

The Vauthier family has watched over the vineyard since 1690, with an unchanged passion for the land. Here, each one of them is purifying their hands in the cellars. Alain and his eldest daughter Pauline, the eleventh generation of winemakers, make wine today, faithful to the spirit of their forefathers.

Two millennia of culture do not lie: on the Ausone estate, nature concentrates its gifts to work on the wine. For here, gentleness reigns, like an invitation to the vine.

The jewel of the estate, Château Ausone is a work of finesse and elegance. A cathedral, it first draws a powerful and mineral profile of Cabernet Franc, then comes a fruit of Merlot: round, chiseled, pure. The palate resounds for a long time with finesse and freshness, ending with a finish of rare balance. A monumental wine, like a rampart of time: the years pass over it and sublimely love its character.

The estate also offers a happy prelude, the Chapel of Ausone. Made under the same conditions as its elder, its lesser evil is to be made from the young vines destined later to produce the great wine. Alongside the Cabernet Franc, the Merlot, more present, amplifies a crispness mixed with new touches of Cabernet Sauvignon. Elegance is always there, a motto of taste once again defended with passion.

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