Finished wine: Alcohol 13
Working with long term fermage agreements
more complex and also milder
but weeks of unseasonably cool weather took us by surprise
which allowed for more concentrated flavors
Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2005 (750ml) Sauvignon Blanc Blend Finished wine: Alcohol 13Critical Acclaim 100 points Wine Advocate The 2005 Ausone is a perfect wine of the vintage. It displays crushed rock, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a full bodied mouthfeel, stunning purity and richness, and perfect harmony among all of its component parts (acidity, tannin, wood, alcohol and extract). Still youthful, but oh, so promising, this wine should be set aside for another decade and drunk over the following 50 75 years. (RP,