Wines from Chateau Ausone

Chateau Ausone

Just outside the medieval walls of Saint-Emilion, on the right bank of the Bordeaux area, this tiny vineyard of just 7 Ha has been named after Ausonius (ca 310 – 395 AD), a Roman poet from Bordeaux. Although Ausonius had a vineyard near St.-Emilion and Roman ruins are found at Ausone, it is not sure if Ausonius had anything to do with the château.

The wine is one of the four “Premier Grand Cru Classés” of the St.-Emilion Classification. The spectacular location, the limestone caves and the extremely old vines with an average of 65+ years old, make this château a well worth visit. Since the production is minuscule, the wine is almost impossible to find on the wine-market.

The château was owned by the Dubois family since the late 19th century, but from 1921 on, the Vauthier family also became co-proprietors of the estate. In the mid 1990’s the Vauthier family bought out Madame Dubois-Challon.

The vineyards are planted with Merlot (50%) and Cabernet Franc (50%) and the annual production is only 20.000 – 23000 bottles, which makes it rarer than Pétrus! The terroir from Ausone gives the wine its minerality, elegance and finesse, but it has a tremendous aging potential and top vintages are capable of lasting 50 - 75 years.

Most of the vintages are aged in 100% new oak. Although the quantity is small, they even produce a second wine called “La Chapelle d’Ausone”. An average of only 7000 bottles is produced annually. Top vintages for Château Ausone are: 1928, 1929, 1949, 1955, 1959, 1961, 1964 and 1990. But after 1999 only two vintages scored under the 95 Parker points. So since then almost every vintage can be named as top where 2003 and 2005 scored 100 Points. 

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Vinous 91
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1950

Chateau Ausone

1950
(4.5 l.)
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Rene Gabriel 19
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1961

Chateau Ausone

1961
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Rene Gabriel 17
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1962

Chateau Ausone

1962
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Rene Gabriel 19
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1964

Chateau Ausone

1964
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BOW 8
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1966

Chateau Ausone

1966
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1967

Chateau Ausone

1967
(Magnum)
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1969

Chateau Ausone

1969
(very damaged label)
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1969

Chateau Ausone

1969
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Winespectator 89
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1970

Chateau Ausone

1970
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1971

Chateau Ausone

1971
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1972

Chateau Ausone

1972
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1973

Chateau Ausone

1973
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1974

Chateau Ausone

1974
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1976

Chateau Ausone

1976
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Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1977

Chateau Ausone

1977
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Winespectator 93
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1978

Chateau Ausone

1978
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Winespectator 92
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1979

Chateau Ausone

1979
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Winespectator 88
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1981

Chateau Ausone

1981
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Winespectator 93
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1982

Chateau Ausone

1982
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Winespectator 93
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1982

Chateau Ausone

1982
(Magnum)
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Robert Parker 91
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1983

Chateau Ausone

1983
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Winespectator 92
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1985

Chateau Ausone

1985
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Winespectator 92
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1986

Chateau Ausone

1986
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Robert Parker 87
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1987

Chateau Ausone

1987
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Robert Parker 90
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1988

Chateau Ausone

1988
(damaged label)
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Robert Parker 90
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1988

Chateau Ausone

1988
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Robert Parker 90
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1988

Chateau Ausone

1988
(top shoulder)
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Robert Parker 90
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1988

Chateau Ausone

1988
(Magnum)
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Winespectator 90
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1989

Chateau Ausone

1989
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Winespectator 92
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1990

Chateau Ausone

1990
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Robert Parker 95
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1993

Chateau Ausone

1993
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Robert Parker 87
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1994

Chateau Ausone

1994
(damaged label)
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Robert Parker 93
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1996

Chateau Ausone

1996
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Robert Parker 95
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 1999

Chateau Ausone

1999
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Robert Parker 98
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2000

Chateau Ausone

2000
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Robert Parker 98
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2001

Chateau Ausone

2001
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Robert Parker 95
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2002

Chateau Ausone

2002
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Robert Parker 100
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2003

Chateau Ausone

2003
(slightly damaged label)
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Robert Parker 100
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2003

Chateau Ausone

2003
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Winespectator 95
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2004

Chateau Ausone

2004
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Winespectator 95
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2004

Chateau Ausone

2004
(single owc)
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Robert Parker 100
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2005

Chateau Ausone

2005
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Robert Parker 100
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2005

Chateau Ausone

2005
(in OWC of 3)
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Robert Parker 98
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2006

Chateau Ausone

2006
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Robert Parker 94
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2007

Chateau Ausone

2007
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Robert Parker 98
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2008

Chateau Ausone

2008
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Winespectator 99
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2009

Chateau Ausone

2009
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Winespectator 99
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2009

Chateau Ausone

2009
(OWC of 3 bottles)
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Robert Parker 96
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2012

Chateau Ausone

2012
(very slightly bin soiled label)
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Robert Parker 96
Chateau Ausone
Chateau Ausone - Chateau Ausone 2012

Chateau Ausone

2012
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