Chateau Ausone - Chapelle d´Ausone 2024

WEINWISSER: "beeindruckendes, dicht verwobenes Bouquet (für einen Zweitwein), edle Würze, Gewürznelken und Hanf, dahinter zarte schwarzbeerige Konturen. Am geradlinigen Gaumen mit einer messerscharfen Rasse, pure Finesse, engmaschiger Körper mit perfekt polierten Tanninen. Im konzentrierten, nicht enden wollenden Finale Grafit, gepaart mit saftiger Adstringenz. Eine unglaubliche Leistung, wird in einigen Jahren die Elite von Saint-Émilion das Fürchten lehren."

LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs some patient swirling to see past the cedary overtones, revealing fragrant red currant jelly, raspberry coulis, and pencil shavings notes, leading to hints of rose oil and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate is tight-knit with vibrant red berry flavors and firm, grainy tannins, finishing long and refreshing. Very pretty! All the Merlot went into the Ausone. 6000 bottles only will be made."

JAMES SUCKLING: "This is unique for the second wine of Ausone with no merlot this year. Medium-bodied, it builds on the palate, showing a volcanic-salt undertone and white-pepper character. Lightly chewy with some red tile. Spicy. A blend of 85% cabernet franc and 15% cabernet sauvignon."

ANSON: "Vivid ruby with violet reflections, fragrant aromatics delivering peony and cassis puree, slate, pummice, the edge of savoury that is mouthwatering with subtle depths. Less density than many vintages, but so well handled, just totally delicious. Unusual blend with only Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, harvest 4 and 5 October. Philippe Baillarguet cellar master."

DECANTER: "Lovely fragrance on the nose, so aromatic and expressive. Deep and nuanced with bright red berries, some blackcurrant leaf and violet touches. Structured and forward, this is lovely, a firm texture with hints of both chalkiness and fleshiness. Cool and fresh straight away with juiciness but really the stars here are the structure and gentle power pushing the wine forward. A different style but still just as juicy as the others. A little compact still but no doubt this will be a fine wine with delicious mineral undercurrents and some wet stones touches on the finish. Smart and sophisticated. A yield of 33hl/ha. 20% second wine. 3.5pH. Ageing 100% new oak. No Merlot in the blend this year."

VINUM: "Mittleres Rubinrot, aufgehellter Rand; intensive, feinduftige, komplexe Nase, Veilchen und Kirschblüten über Brombeeren und etwas Cassis; eleganter Gaumen, baut aus, zeigt eine solide Struktur, seidige Gerbstoffe, rassige Säure, präzis, mit Finesse und Harmonie; endet salin auf Blutorangen und Johannisbeeren. Wird schon in der Jugend verführen."

JEB DUNNUCK: "A unique blend of 85% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2024 Chapelle D'Ausone has a pure, medium-bodied, wonderfully focused, lengthy style that builds nicely with time in the glass. Redcurrants, framboise, sappy spring flowers, and obvious minerality all define the aromatics, and it has nicely integrated acidity, some classy oak, and a great finish."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zart floral unterlegte rote Waldbeerfrucht, Mandarinenzesten, ein Hauch von Ribisel. Schlank, feine Mineralität, rote Kirschen im Abgang, ein zarter, delikater Stil, bereits gut antrinkbar."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Flowers, spearmint, tobacco, black cherries, and plums pop in the aromatic perfume. On the palate, the wine is vibrant, elegant, fresh, and juicy; there is a refreshing touch of citrus and mint accompanying the bright cherries, salty plums, and spices in the vibrant finish. The wine blends 85% Cabernet Franc, with 15% Merlot. Drink from 2028-2045."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Due to poor flowering in the estate's Merlot holdings, the 2024 Chapelle d'Ausone is all-Cabernet this year. Offering up notes of sweet dark berries, mint, rose petals and spices, it's nicely integrated, with a medium-bodied, supple palate underpinned by a tangy spine of acidity."