2023 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion MAGNUM (Bordeaux Future ETA 2026) (1.5L)

2024 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion [Bordeaux Future ETA 2027]

A classic blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot resting in new barrels, the 2024 Château Ausone sports a vivid ruby hue to go with a gorgeous perfume of black raspberries, subtle cassis, graphite, sappy flowers, and lead pencil. It's gorgeous on the ...

2021 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion

The 2021 Ausone is a gorgeous wine, but it is also quite reticent and in need of time to come around. The operative word here is balance, as all the elements are so well put together. Soft, gentle contours wrap around a core of succulent red/purplish frui...

2012 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion

Tasted blind at the 2012 Southwold tasting, the 2012 Ausone took more time to settle in the glass than its peers, eventually deciding upon briary, violet and cassis scents: very floral and Margaux-like in style, not powerful but insistent. The palate is m...

2022 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion (Bordeaux Future ETA 2025)

The 2022 Ausone, which was the earliest-picked ever on September 5 (although that is later than Cheval Blanc) has another very intense bouquet with layers of plush blackberry, blueberry, crushed violet and incense aromas that are beautifully entwined w...

2019 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion

Unwinding in the glass with deep aromas of wild berries, vine smoke, orange rind, exotic spices and violets, framed by a deft application of classy new oak, the 2019 Ausone is full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with beautiful purity of fruit, lively acid...

2018 Chateau Ausone - St. Emilion

he 2018 Ausone is mind-blowing. The aromatics alone are mesmerizing. I don't know what more to say. Cabernet Franc is so expressive, so vibrant so nuanced. Rose petal, cinnamon, star anise and sage meld into a core of red fleshed fruit. The 2018 doesn't i...

2022 Chateau Baron de Brane - Margaux (750ml)

Clear fig and dried fruit notes, but this also has extremely clear freshness and lift, and opens up to show baked earth, pomegranate, tar and black chocolate. Gourmet, well handled. 38% of production. 30th vintage for Henri Lurton at Brane, 31hl/h yield, ...

2019 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot - St. Emilion

2024 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot - St. Emilion Bordeaux (750ml) [Bordeaux Future ETA 2027]

The 2024 Beau-Séjour Bécot is deep, vivid and wonderfully alive. Dynamic and explosive, with striking inner perfume, Beau-Séjour Bécot is hauntingly beautiful. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, menthol, licorice and rose petal soar out of the glass. Silky, r...

2023 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot - St. Emilion Bordeaux (Bordeaux Future ETA 2026)

The 2023 Beau-Séjour Bécot is fabulous. Rich, opulent and explosive to the core, the 2023 offers up a heady mélange of dark red/purplish fruit, spice, lavender, rose petal, blood orange and bright saline notes. As always, Cabernet Franc plays an import...

2023 Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot - St. Emilion HALF BOTTLE (Bordeaux Future ETA 2026) (375ml)

The 2023 Beau-Séjour Bécot is fabulous. Rich, opulent and explosive to the core, the 2023 offers up a heady mélange of dark red/purplish fruit, spice, lavender, rose petal, blood orange and bright saline notes. As always, Cabernet Franc plays an impor...