Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Red |
Brand | Chateau Ausone |
Vintage | 1979 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux, St. Emilion |
Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Bordeaux Blend |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Very good |
Label | Slightly bin soiled, with pen written |
Drinkable | -2015 |
Stock | 0 |
A still youthful dark ruby with a pink rim, this wine shows notes of wet earth, red currants, mushroom, and spice box. The wine is medium-bodied, has a sort of liquid minerality, good sweet fruit on the attack, but then a relatively dry, astringent, harsh finish. This is typical of so many vintages of this wine that are just difficult for anyone with a modern-day taste for fruit to appreciate.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 17/20 points.