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Chapelle d'Ausone - St.-Emilion 2005
 

Chapelle d'Ausone  St.-Emilion  2005

Red
Wine Spectator 94
Wine Advocate 94
Category Reds
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Region France , Bordeaux , St.-Emilion
Producer Chapelle d'Ausone
$199.99
On Sale $149.99
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Wine Spectator  
Delivers very pretty aromas of toasty oak, coffee, licorice and blackberry. Full-bodied, with loads of ripe fruit and vanilla and coconut character. Rich, fruit-forward and very, very chewy. A fabulous second wine from Ausone. Best after 2012. 540 cases made. 94 points
Wine Advocate  
There are approximately 500 cases of the second wine, the 2005 La Chapelle d?Ausone, which makes a mockery of many grand vins produced at this estate in the fifties, sixties, and seventies. Made in the style of its bigger sibling, it possesses a deep ruby/purple color as well as a sweet nose of crushed rocks, figs, blackberries, raspberries, smoke, and earth. Softer and more approachable, I would not be surprised if it were preferred over its more powerful, backward sibling in a blind tasting. It is a pure, sweet, undeniably great effort in this vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2030. 94 points

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