Deep aromas of earth, plums, and pepper.
Attractive concentration on the palate with plum, eucalyptus, black truffle, spice and amber overtones. Very serious, with a solid backbone, perfectly integrated tannin, and remarkable freshness.
Vibrant, long, well-balanced finish.
This is truly enjoyable!

Tasted with 1993 Trotanoy.
Clear ruby-red color.
Light, delicate red fruit on the nose with hints of arabica coffee, leather, spice, and blackcurrant, with some underlying cabbage aromas.
Fairly light on the palate with subdued (but very attractive) flavors of red fruit, cedar, and tobacco. Seems nevertheless somewhat washed-out. Plenty of tannin. All bones with no flesh.
Sadly disappointing.

Very deep crimson color.
Subtle, complex nose of licorice, vanilla, spice, plum, etc.
It has an incredibly tight structure on the palate, and is both fine-grained and soft. The fruity flavors develop gradually, but powerfully, and there is well-integrated oak on the finish. Everything is wonderfully well-balanced.
This is the perfect demonstration of Alain Vauthier's winemaking abilities and the incomparable quality of Ausone's terroir. While very smooth, this is also slightly austere – a trademark characteristic of Ausone.
What an astonishing wine!

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Personnally I found 2008 Ausone to be terrific, refined, balanced with a strong mineral feeling on the mid palate. The Cabernet-Franc seems to be perfectly ripe in 2008.

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