Chateau Ausone (1ºG. Cru A) 1999. Is the 1999 Ausone the wine of the vintage? Dense purple color, a compelling bouquet of licorice, minerals, black and blueberry liqueur, extraordinary delineation, high tannin, superb extract, and phenomenal richness all are the stuff of a legend. This wine seems impossible to have emerged from a vintage like 1999. Proprietor Alain Vauthier produced only 20,000 bottles because he eliminated one-fourth of the tiny crop. The result is out-and-out fabulous, but the wine needs 12-15 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2050. Wine Advocate # 140 - Apr 2002 - Robert Parker
Vintage: 1999 Robert Parker rate: 95 Color: Red key words: Ausone, Ausone 1999, Bordeaux Ausone, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Ausone 1999
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