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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Appellation | Saint-Emilion |
| Category | Red Wine |
| Classification | 2nd Wine of First Great Growth "A" (St. Émilion 2012) |
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| Cat | Region | Year | Producer, Wine | Size | C(s) | Bt(s) | HKD/Cs | HKD/Bt | Score | Critic | |
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Bordeaux | 2011 | Chapelle d´Ausone | BT12 | 1 (12) | - | HK$14,040 | - | 93 | JS | |
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Bordeaux | 2011 | Chapelle d´Ausone | BT | - | 5 | - | HK$1,300 | 93 | JS | |
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Bordeaux | 2011 | Chapelle d´Ausone | BT6 | 1 (6) | - | HK$7,410 | - | 93 | JS | |
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The beautiful second wine is Alain Vauthier’s 2011 La Chapelle d’Ausone. It possesses a dense ruby/purple color along with the nobility, class, finesse, precision, purity and copious blue and black fruits intermixed with a floral component, good minerality, and a medium-bodied, intense, rich personality. Never heavy or over-bearing, this is a beauty. As I have written many times in the past, the Vauthiers are making a “second wine” that is greater than many of the outstanding wines produced at this estate in the 20th century. This wine should drink well for 15 or more years.
Score: 91 Robert Parker (RP), The Wine Advocate (WA), April 2014
Wonderful aromas of dried berry and light black truffle. Full body, intense tannins and a long, flavorful finish. This shows backbone and depth. A blend of 60% merlot, 30% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon. Second wine of Ausone. Try in 2020.
Score: 93 James Suckling (JS), JamesSuckling.com, February 2014
The 2011 Chapelle d’Ausone has a well-defined, quite focused bouquet with high-toned but precise red berry fruit, crushed stone and rose petal aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine delineation, lifted red berry fruit laced with tru!e, black pepper and a touch of clove. Lovely cohesion on the finish, this is an excellent 2011 that is ageing with style. Tasted blind at the annual 10-Year-On tasting.
Score: 92 Neal Martin (NM), Vinous Media (VM), April 2022