Ausone (St. Emilion) 2009

100 pts James Suckling

A *masterpiece* in the making, proprietor Alain Vauthier’s 2009 Ausone boasts a dense purple color along with notes of powdered chalk, crushed rocks and wild blue, red and black fruits. Extravagantly rich with great minerality, precision and freshness as well as a voluptuous texture (unusual for a baby Ausone), this is *an extraordinary wine*. Sadly, there are fewer than 1,200 cases ... for the world.

100 pts The Wine Advocate

A *masterpiece* in the making, proprietor Alain Vauthier’s 2009 Ausone boasts a dense purple color along with notes of powdered chalk, crushed rocks and wild blue, red and black fruits. Extravagantly rich with great minerality, precision and freshness as well as a voluptuous texture (unusual for a baby Ausone), this is *an extraordinary wine*. Sadly, there are fewer than 1,200 cases ... for the world.

100 pts Vinous

A *masterpiece* in the making, proprietor Alain Vauthier’s 2009 Ausone boasts a dense purple color along with notes of powdered chalk, crushed rocks and wild blue, red and black fruits. Extravagantly rich with great minerality, precision and freshness as well as a voluptuous texture (unusual for a baby Ausone), this is *an extraordinary wine*. Sadly, there are fewer than 1,200 cases ... for the world.