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2021 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Not ready
James Lawther MW
16+/20
William Kelley
91-93/100
James Suckling
94-95/100
Jane Anson MW
92/100
Product: 20218013613
2021 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Description

Perfumed nose, full of pot pourri, scented flowers, dried raspberries and cherries. Really quite evocative, maybe in a vertical you'd pick this out from the nose but it smells wonderful and rich with cool blueberries. Round and charming, this is gorgeously soft, tannins are so inviting, caressing the mouth, not deep at all, this is delicate and primed to float across the tongue, registering the flavours but no heaviness. Almost ethereal in its performance. Really very delicious, full of flavour and character. Gorgeous styling and only got better after half an hour in the glass. Succulent, mineral, graphite, limestone touches on the finish remind you where you are.

Drink 2028 - 2050

Georgina Hindle, Decanter.com (December 2023)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2021
Maturity Not ready
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Ausone

Critics reviews

James Lawther MW 16+/20
Lifted and floral on the nose, long and linear on the palate, the tannins present but fine. Long, saline finish. Will be interesting to see how this evolves.james_lawther, JancisRobinson.com (May 2022)
James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com (May 2022)
William Kelley 91-93/100
Inviting aromas of berries and plums mingled with vine smoke, spices and loamy soil introduce the 2021 Chapelle d'Ausone, a medium to full-bodied, melting and precise wine that's pretty and seamless, with lively acids and a long, penetrating finish. As usual, it's a blend of wine from young vines with a few barriques of declassified Ausone.William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Apr 2022)
William Kelley, RobertParker.com (Apr 2022)
James Suckling 94-95/100
Lots of cool blue fruit and violets with some stones and chocolate orange. Supple, silky and very sleek tannins. Medium to full body. Lengthy and fresh on the finish. 75% cabernet franc and 25% cabernet sauvignon.james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (May 2022)
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (May 2022)
Jane Anson MW 92/100
Bright violet in colour, with ripe and sappy fruit. This is gorgeous, showing less intensity than recent vintages but a delicately-boned wine with hidden power that leans into the vintage, and is proof of how adaptive this terroir is - fresh in hot vintages, but generous in cool ones. Gooseberry, redcurrant, red cherry, raspberry, crushed rocks, and one of the rare 2nd wines that truly delivers in 2021. Philippe Baillarguet cellar master, 100% new oak, harvest October 4 to 6. Drink 2026 - 2038jane_anson_mw, janeanson_com (May 2022)
Jane Anson MW, JaneAnson.com (May 2022)

About this wine

Château Ausone

Château Ausone is a wine estate in St Emilion on the Right Bank of Bordeaux. It takes its name from the poet Ausonius, who is thought to have owned a villa where the estate stands today – just outside the medieval village of St Emilion. Ausone’s vineyards sit atop St Emilion’s limestone plateau and extend in terraces down the côtes. There are just over six hectares of vines planted today, mostly Cabernet Franc along with Merlot. The team practice organic and biodynamic viticulture though without certification.
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Saint-Emilion

Saint-Emilion

First officially classified in 1954, St-Émilion is one of Bordeaux's largest winemaking appellations, producing more wine than Listrac, Moulis, St Estèphe, Pauillac, St Julien and Margaux combined. Many of the region's finest vineyards can be found atop the steep limestone slopes of the village itself, although a fledgling band of garagiste producers are eschewing terroir to make small-batch, deeply-concentrated wines from their homes.
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