Ausone 2004 1.5L

Chateau Ausone 2004 has a deep ruby color and a complex nose with aromas of black fruit, licorice, and a touch of vanilla. On the palate, it is full-bodied with firm tannins and flavors of black cherry, cassis, and dark chocolate. The finish is long and lingering with a hint of spice. Overall, it is a well-structured and elegant wine that is still developing and will continue to improve with age.

Robert Parker - 94+ Points

"One of the vintage’s most compelling wines (what’s new about that?), Alain Vauthier’s beloved 2004 Ausone has closed down considerably since I tasted it out of barrel, but it remains among the most concentrated wines of the vintage. Furthermore, along with Petrus, it will probably be the longest-lived. A dense purple color is accompanied by a celestial perfume of blue and black fruits, wet stones, flowers, and incense. On the palate, the wine exhibits exceptional power and concentration, but this historic terroir has also provided a surreal lightness to the wine’s impression. Beautiful flavors, sensational depth, and abundant structure suggest this 2004 will not be close to full maturity for 8-10 years. It should last for four decades."

Antonio Galloni - 93+ Points

"Good deep ruby. Currant, minerals and nutty oak on the nose. Lush, sweet, and pliant on the attack, then more closed in the middle palate, with a chewy, rather serious texture and impressive density for the year. The black fruit flavors are complicated by minerals, dark chocolate and mocha. Finishes with a rather powerful tannic spine that will require a good decade of patience. I can envision the 2006 evolving in a similar direction."