2022 Chapelle d'Ausone
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A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2022 Chapelle d’Ausone is deep garnet in colour. Its attractive nose offers up aromas of crème de cassis and black cherries that slowly emerge from the glass. There’s a racy acidity on the palate that carries a heart of distinct black fruit all the way to the finish. This is wonderfully approachable and fresh.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
James Suckling
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The 2022 Chapelle d'Ausone comes across a little suppressed on the nose compared to the Quintus. It does not quite have the same joie-de-vivre. The palate is medium-bodied with very smooth, polished tannins, mainly red fruit with a seam of graphite. It gains more complexity towards the cohesive finish and exerts gentle grip. Here, it is just the aromatics that are found wanting. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
The 2022 Chapelle d'Ausone has turned out nicely, offering up aromas of sweet mulberries, blackberries and plums mingled with hints of violets, mint and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, rich and textural, it's concentrated and generously extracted, with ripe acids and a saline, oak-inflected finish.
About the producer
Ch. Ausone is one of Bordeaux’s most respected estates. At this small property, perched atop a hill overlooking the town of Saint-Emilion, the Vauthier family produces some of the finest wines in the region.