Chateau Ausone 1999

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Chateau Ausone 1999
St. Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classe (A)
"Is the 1999 Ausone the wine of the vintage? Dense purple color, a compelling bouquet of licorice, minerals, black and blueberry liqueur, extraordinary delineation, high tannin, superb extract, and phenomenal richness all are the stuff of a legend. This wine seems impossible to have emerged from a vintage like 1999. Proprietor Alain Vauthier produced only 20,000 bottles because he eliminated one-fourth of the tiny crop. The result is out-and-out fabulous, but the wine needs 12-15 years of cellaring." R. Parker, 95 pts. 04/02
3 bottles
Estimate $900-1,300

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