Ausone 2001

St Emilion, Premier Grand Cru Classé A

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Tasting Notes
Mid red. An enveloping cloud of warm, rich aroma. Quite pronounced acidity and freshness. Spiney - linear. An interesting wine. Very hard work on the palate at the end - a bit forced. Very dry finish. Another wine that tastes Spanish! Score: 16 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2012-2018 17 January 2008
The 2001 Ausone has put on even more weight than I anticipated. The 'wine of the vintage' this inky/purple-colored 2001 boasts a provocative, floral perfume of crushed stones, raspberries, blackberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke. What makes it so sensational are the layers of flavor and nuances that unfold as the wine sits in the glass as well as on the palate. This is an extraordinarily intense effort, but remarkably elegant and well-balanced. It ideally needs another decade of cellaring; it should last for 4-5 decades! Alain Vauthier is a perfectionist, which is evidenced by what he has produced over the last half dozen vintages at Ausone. Kudos to readers lucky enough to find a bottle or two ... and live long enough to enjoy them in their prime. Score: 98 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2050+ 30 June 2004
The 2001 Ausone has put on even more weight than I anticipated. The “wine of the vintage,” this inky/purple-colored 2001 boasts a provocative, floral perfume of crushed stones, raspberries, blackberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke. What makes it so sensational are the layers of flavor and nuances that unfold as the wine sits in the glass as well as on the palate. This is an extraordinarily intense effort, but remarkably elegant and well-balanced. It ideally needs another decade of cellaring; it should last for 4-5 decades! Alain Vauthier is a perfectionist, which is evidenced by what he has produced over the last half dozen vintages at Ausone. Kudos to readers lucky enough to find a bottle or two ... and live long enough to enjoy them in their prime. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050+. Score: 98 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2050 01 June 2004
The inky purple-colored 2001 does not display the breadth of flavor or pure magic of the 2000, but it is already a candidate for the vintage's longest-lived wine. It possesses the tell-tale Ausone bouquet of liquified minerals, blackberries, black currants, and flowers. It is sweet, ripe, structured, tannic, and impressively endowed, with a finish that lasts over 30 seconds. Although the tannin is noticeable, so is the fruit purity, freshness, and delineation. Medium to full-bodied, this gorgeous Ausone is for connoisseurs only. Score: 94 - 96 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015-2050 01 April 2003
The 2001 does not display the breadth of flavor or pure magic of the 2000, but it is already a candidate for the vintage's longest lived wine. Its striking blue/purple color is accompanied by a classic bouquet of liquified minerals, blackberries, black currants, and flowers. It is sweet, ripe, structured, tannic, and impressively endowed, with a finish that lasts over 30 seconds. Although the tannin is noticeable, so is the fruit purity, freshness, and delineation. This gorgeous Ausone is for the patient only. It is a profound effort from perfectionist proprietor Alain Vauthier. Score: 91 - 94 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2050 01 April 2002
Medium ruby. Tarry black fruits and minerals on the nose. Began extremely tight and austere, with penetrating black fruit and mineral flavors. With aeration, this showed more flesh and complexity, hinting at blackberry, graphite, espresso and sexy oak. For such a vibrant, juicy, minerally wine, the tannins are extremely fine. This may well merit an even higher score 12 to 15 years down the road. (93+ points) Score: 93 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2004
You have to love the beautiful plum, berry and vanilla character in this wine. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long finish. Very refined and beautiful. Not the 2000, but classic just the same. Best after 2007. Score: 95 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2007+ 31 March 2004

Tasting Notes

Mid red. An enveloping cloud of warm, rich aroma. Quite pronounced acidity and freshness. Spiney - linear. An interesting wine. Very hard work on the palate at the end - a bit forced. Very dry finish. Another wine that tastes Spanish!

Score: 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2012-2018 17 January 2008

The 2001 Ausone has put on even more weight than I anticipated. The 'wine of the vintage' this inky/purple-colored 2001 boasts a provocative, floral perfume of crushed stones, raspberries, blackberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke. What makes it so sensational are the layers of flavor and nuances that unfold as the wine sits in the glass as well as on the palate. This is an extraordinarily intense effort, but remarkably elegant and well-balanced. It ideally needs another decade of cellaring; it should last for 4-5 decades! Alain Vauthier is a perfectionist, which is evidenced by what he has produced over the last half dozen vintages at Ausone. Kudos to readers lucky enough to find a bottle or two ... and live long enough to enjoy them in their prime.

Score: 98

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2050+ 30 June 2004

The 2001 Ausone has put on even more weight than I anticipated. The “wine of the vintage,” this inky/purple-colored 2001 boasts a provocative, floral perfume of crushed stones, raspberries, blackberries, creme de cassis, licorice, and smoke. What makes it so sensational are the layers of flavor and nuances that unfold as the wine sits in the glass as well as on the palate. This is an extraordinarily intense effort, but remarkably elegant and well-balanced. It ideally needs another decade of cellaring; it should last for 4-5 decades! Alain Vauthier is a perfectionist, which is evidenced by what he has produced over the last half dozen vintages at Ausone. Kudos to readers lucky enough to find a bottle or two ... and live long enough to enjoy them in their prime. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2050+.

Score: 98

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2050 01 June 2004

The inky purple-colored 2001 does not display the breadth of flavor or pure magic of the 2000, but it is already a candidate for the vintage's longest-lived wine. It possesses the tell-tale Ausone bouquet of liquified minerals, blackberries, black currants, and flowers. It is sweet, ripe, structured, tannic, and impressively endowed, with a finish that lasts over 30 seconds. Although the tannin is noticeable, so is the fruit purity, freshness, and delineation. Medium to full-bodied, this gorgeous Ausone is for connoisseurs only.

Score: 94 - 96

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2015-2050 01 April 2003

The 2001 does not display the breadth of flavor or pure magic of the 2000, but it is already a candidate for the vintage's longest lived wine. Its striking blue/purple color is accompanied by a classic bouquet of liquified minerals, blackberries, black currants, and flowers. It is sweet, ripe, structured, tannic, and impressively endowed, with a finish that lasts over 30 seconds. Although the tannin is noticeable, so is the fruit purity, freshness, and delineation. This gorgeous Ausone is for the patient only. It is a profound effort from perfectionist proprietor Alain Vauthier.

Score: 91 - 94

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2050 01 April 2002

Medium ruby. Tarry black fruits and minerals on the nose. Began extremely tight and austere, with penetrating black fruit and mineral flavors. With aeration, this showed more flesh and complexity, hinting at blackberry, graphite, espresso and sexy oak. For such a vibrant, juicy, minerally wine, the tannins are extremely fine. This may well merit an even higher score 12 to 15 years down the road. (93+ points)

Score: 93

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2004

You have to love the beautiful plum, berry and vanilla character in this wine. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a long finish. Very refined and beautiful. Not the 2000, but classic just the same. Best after 2007.

Score: 95

James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2007+ 31 March 2004

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