Chapelle d'Ausone

Specification

Producer

Ausone

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux

Classification

Second wine of Château Ausone

Grapes

Cabernet Franc, Merlot

Vintage

2018

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

AUSONE186X75-2

About this wine

Chapelle d’Ausone is the second wine of Château Ausone, made in small quantities from the same vineyard. It gives a taste of Ausone’s concentration and minerality and is ready to drink a little sooner.

About Ausone

Château Ausone is named after the Roman poet Ausonius, who is said to have had a villa near Saint-Émilion. Its small vineyard lies on the limestone slopes just outside the town, and it has been run by the Vauthier family for generations.

Ausone was one of the two original Premier Grand Cru Classé “A” estates of Saint-Émilion. In 2021 it chose to leave the Saint-Émilion classification, but it remains one of the rarest and most sought-after wines of Bordeaux.