Chapelle d'Ausone 2017

Type: Red Wine      Volume: 750ml

Winery: Chapelle d'Ausone

Country: France     Region: Bordeaux

District: St Emilion

Grapes Varieties: 10% Cabernet Sauvignon,50% Merlot,40% Cabernet Franc

Classification: 2nd Wine of Chateau Ausone     Production: 

Alcohol:      Packing: 

Ratings and Tasting Notes:

(JS=95) Crushed raspberries, flowers and fresh mushrooms. Full-bodied, very refined and creamy with intensity but no aggression. The length is so enticing and pretty. You can drink it now, but better in 2022.

(AG=93) The 2017 Chapelle d'Ausone is just as impressive from the bottle as it was from barrel. A wine of real power, depth and substance, the Chappelle impresses for its fruit concentration and structure. Deep red cherry and plum, fruit, dried flowers, mint, blood orange and sage open up in the glass, with layers of bright, saline-infused aromatics from the 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. In 2017, the Chapelle is truly stellar. I loved it.

(WA=92) Blended of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Chapelle d'Ausone sports a deep garnet-purple colour. It needs a little coaxing to reveal provocative notes of plum preserves, Black Forest cake and blueberry compote plus suggestions of roses, cloves, pencil shavings and cherry pie. Medium-bodied, the palate is wonderfully zippy and elegantly fruited with a tantalizing frame of satiny tannins and a long, fragrant finish.