La Chapelle d'Ausone 2006

La Chapelle d'Ausone est l'un des meilleurs seconds vins de Bordeaux. Il diffère de son grand frère (Château Ausone, AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru) par une part plus importante de merlot dans son assemblage, qui lui permet d'être dégusté plus jeune. Élevé 20 à 22 mois en barriques neuves, il bénéficie des mêmes soins que le Grand Vin et se fait plus rare: environ 5'000 bouteilles sortent des caves chaque année. Profond et racé, La Chapelle d'Ausone est un vin de haut niveau.

Détails:

Producteur:	Château Ausone
Région:	Bordeaux
Appellation:	Saint-Emilion
Millésime:	2006
Volume (en cl):	75
Couleur:	Rouge

Notes de dégustation

Wineadvocate 91

Vinous 92

Wineadvocate 91

Wineadvocate

There are only 6000 bottles (representing 25% of the total production) of Ausone’s delicious second wine, the 2006 La Chapelle d’Ausone. Its dense ruby/purple hue is followed by an extraordinary bouquet of spring flowers, crushed rocks, creme de cassis, and hints of boysenberries as well as blueberries. With medium to full body, and stunning concentration, purity, and texture, it should drink well in 3-5 years, and last for two decades. As I wrote last year, today Ausone’s second wine is dramatically better than most first wines made in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s under the previous administration.

Vinous 92

Vinous

Bright ruby-red. Wonderful aromatic lift to the aromas of blackberry, blueberry, violet, graphite, crushed rock and fruity pepper. Dense but light on its feet, with superb precision to the flavors of black fruits, rocks and minerals. Finishes with very suave tannins and superb clarity and length. This has the structure, lift and perfume of a topnotch calcaire wine. A serious and ageworthy second wine of uncommon class. - ST 05/2009