Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1976 (1.5L) Pic Saint-Loup

Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 1976 (1.5L) Pic Saint-LoupNamed after the 4th century Roman poet, Decimus Magnus Ausonius, Chateau Ausone sits on the Right Bank of Bordeaux, in the prestigious Saint Emilion appellation. Classified as one of the two original Premier Grand Cru Class A estates (alongside Chateau Cheval Blanc), Ausone wines have been viewed as one of the region's top producers for decades, with the arrival of Alan Vauthier in 1976 marking a particularly strong period. Leaning on many generations

The flavor profile is a tasty mild black raspberry with notes of gentle minerality

gentle floral aspects and vanillin oak

part in French oak barrique

simple—these describe ’Wabi Sabi’

its vineyards were nearly consumed by expansion and development during the last quarter of the 20th century

which lasts for four weeks at a controlled temp

the Vermouth Extra Secco from Berto smells and tastes like walking through a pine forest right by the ocean on a summer day

Beautiful aromas of dark plum

baked and outright woody on the finish

with temperatures approaching 40°C

it is fresh and smooth on the palate

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