Château Ausone 1990 Bouteille (75cl) BE EA
Château Ausone 1990 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux, crafted by Château Ausone, then owned by Alain and Catherine Vauthier, and classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé A of Saint-Émilion. It blends equal parts Cabernet Franc and Merlot. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100, with a published drinking window from 2009 to 2024; Jancis Robinson rates it 17/20, with a window of 2007 to 2017. Wine Spectator gives it 92/100 and indicates a production of 2 150 cases. Critics describe an Ausone that has reached aromatic maturity, combining ripe or jammy fruits, dried herbs, incense, and crushed stone, whose firm structure, tannins, and mineral backbone lengthen the finish.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Fairly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Low Shoulder
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Ausone
- Millésime
- 1990
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot
Château Ausone
Château Ausone is a wine estate in Saint-Émilion, situated on a limestone hillside overlooking the Dordogne valley. Its 7-hectare vineyard, laid out in terraces, is predominantly planted with Cabernet Franc and supplemented with Merlot. The estate is owned by the Vauthier family, who have been associated with the estate since 1690.
- Owner
- Alain et Catherine Vauthier
- Maître de chais
- Philippe Baillarguet
- Surface (ha)
- 7.25 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 20 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s archives mention the ‘pierrières et casteau Dauzonne’ as early as 1592, providing ancient evidence of the site’s occupation and its limestone quarries. The Vauthier family acquired Ausone in 1690 and has ensured its continuity within the family ever since. The estate is now run by the eleventh generation of this family of winegrowers. Its vineyard covers 7 hectares of small terraces situated on a rocky promontory in Saint-Émilion. The plots are planted on soils of asterian limestone and clay-limestone. Cabernet Franc predominates, alongside Merlot; some vines are over a century old. Alain Vauthier and his eldest daughter, Pauline, are currently involved in the winemaking process. Philippe Baillarguet, cellar master at Château Ausone since 1997, is also in charge of the cellar for Ausone at Vignobles Vauthier. The wines are aged in the estate’s limestone quarries.
