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2004 Chateau Ausone (750ml)
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Vintage: 2004
Format: 750ml
Wine Name: Chateau Ausone
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Appellation: St. Emilion
Producer: Chateau Ausone
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Type: Red
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Libournais
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Tasting note: One of the vintage's most compelling wines (what's new about that?), Alain Vauthier's beloved 2004 Ausone has closed down considerably since I tasted it out of barrel, but it remains among the most concentrated wines of the vintage. Furthermore, along with Petrus, it will probably be the longest-lived. A dense purple color is accompanied by a celestial perfume of blue and black fruits, wet stones, flowers, and incense. On the palate, the wine exhibits exceptional power and concentration, but this historic terroir has also provided a surreal lightness to the wine's impression. Beautiful flavors, sensational depth, and abundant structure suggest this 2004 will not be close to full maturity for 8-10 years. It should last for four decades. (94pts. Robert Parker)
Tasted: Jun. 2007
Score: 94
Drink: 2007-47
Tasting note: Good deep ruby. Currant, minerals and nutty oak on the nose. Lush, sweet and pliant on the attack, then more closed in the middle palate, with a chewy, rather serious texture and impressive density for the year. The black fruit flavors are complicated by minerals, dark chocolate and mocha. Finishes with a rather powerful tannic spine that will require a good decade of patience. I can envision the 2006 evolving in a similar direction. (93+pts. Stephen Tanzer)
Tasted: May/Jun 2007
Score: 93+
Drink: N/A
Tasting note: Pretty aromas of crushed blackberry, with hints of ash and light earth. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and a long, caressing finish. Goes on and on. Such class. Sleek and racy. Best after 2012. 1,500 cases made. (95pts. JS, Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Mar. 31, 2007
Score: 95
Drink: After 2012
Tasting note: AUSONE Last year, I thought that this 2004 was better than the 2002; I think the opposite today. The wine is aromatic and spicy, with a very ripe fruitiness. The tender, mellow mouth expressed little to me during maturing (I only tasted it once). That said, the tannin is fat, and the length good. (93pts. Jean-Marc Quarin)
Tasted: Nov. 2005
Score: 93
Drink: N/A
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