Chateau Ausone - Chapelle d´Ausone 2014

JAMES SUCKLING: "Fantastic aromas of crushed berries, violets, licorice and blueberries. Full body, silky and firm tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Such class for the vintage. Powerful. Better in 2022."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Barrel Sample. This second wine of Château Ausone is beautifully ripe, with a serious backdrop of dark tannins. It has a fine, mineral texture and great swathes of aromatic fruit. It will age as well as many first wines from the appellation."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2014 Chapelle d'Ausone came across quite plush when I tasted it from barrel. Now in bottle it has certainly attained a more classic style without compromising the satisfying delineation and focus. There is plenty of fresh red cherry, crushed strawberry and loganberry fruit to savor, an undercurrent and limestone that percolates through. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, very refined and focused with superb tension and nuance. This just glides across the mouth, not a million miles away from the 2014 La Clotte in style, blessed with a very persistent finish."

WEINWISSER: "50 % Merlot, 40 % Cabernet Franc, 10 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Dunkles Granat, recht satt in der Mitte, rubiner Rand. Präziser Ausdruck mit floralen Zügen und angedeuteter, blaubeeriger Frucht, Nuancen von mitteldunklem Malz binden das Nasenbild ab. Im Gaumen dicht, fleischig mit versprechenden Anlagen. Die Aromen sind noch etwas im Extrakt versteckt, aber die Konturen passen zum Rest. Mit dem weiteren Barriqueausbau wird dies ein eigenständiger Wein mit erstaunlich vielen Ausone-Reflektionen."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "With 50% Merlot , 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon , this wine offers tobacco, black raspberry, vanilla, cocoa and earthy character in its perfume. Medium bodied, with fresh, ripe, polished, elegant red fruits, this is a charming vintage for Chapelle d’Ausone."

DECANTER: "50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet from low yielding vines (27hl/ha). Medium bodied with red fruit and floral notes. Good depth of finely grained tannin. Elegant and poised. Chalky freshness on the finish." Drink: 2020-2034. - James Lawther MW.