Château AUSONE 2017

Description

Lisa Perrotti-Brown 97-99 points (avril 2018) www.robertparker.com
Blended of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone offers up slowly emerging notes of crushed black plums, blackberries and mulberries with nuances of anise, violets, new leather and unsmoked cigars plus suggestions of black olives and truffles and a touch of cast iron pan. Medium to full-bodied with firm, very finely grained, super ripe tannins and an uplifting backbone of freshness perfectly supporting the profoundly layered, tightly wound yet incredibly intense fruit, it finishes very long with mineral accents and compelling tension.

Jean-Marc Quarin 97 points www.quarin.com
Couleur sombre. Nez intense, fin, subtil, pur et noble. Subtil à nouveau à l’attaque, délicat au toucher, puis se densifiant, devenant charnu tout en maintenant son allure élancée, le vin devient de plus en plus raffiné, parfumé et fondant. Il s’étire en finale, séveux, juteux et noble sur un grain fin et une note un tantinet crayeuse. Superbe vin ! Point remarquable : son pH bas de 3.5 ne l’empêche pas d’avoir de la chair et du milieu de bouche. Assemblage : 55 % cabernet franc et 45 % merlot. Alc : 13°8, Ipt 55

Neal Martin 96 points www.vinous.com (février 2020)
The 2017 Ausone was bottled in June 2019. It is blessed with one of the most cerebral bouquets that you will find in this vintage. Nuanced scents of violet and wild heather percolate through the blueberry and cassis fruit. Like the aromatics, the palate is almost pixelated in terms of detail. Cashmere tannins, perfectly integrated new oak and layers of pure fruit. The limestone terroir still shines through this Ausone with intense _mineralité _ towards the seductive finish that lingers in the mouth. Alain and Pauline Vauthier have crafted one of the wines of the vintage.

Antonio Galloni 97-100 points www.vinous.com
The 2017 Ausone is without question one of the wines of the vintage. Stunning in its grandeur and presence, the 2017 possesses marvelous depth and remarkable aromatic intensity from the very first taste. Dark red and blue stone fruit, licorice, menthol, lavender and sweet spice build into the rich, flamboyant finish. The 2017 is 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot with the Franc very expressive today. The fruit saw about 30 days on the skins, including a week of cold soak. But those are mere details. The 2017 Ausone is a total stunner. That’s all there is to it.