2010 Chapelle d'Ausone, St Emilion, Bordeaux

Very dark purple. Very sweet and rich and punchy. Just a bit green and sinewy on the end. Not quite a complete wine. The less successful grapes went into this I assume? jancis_robinson_mw MW- jancis_robinson_mw.com Apr 2011)

A notch superior to the '09 in terms of length and structure. 10% Cabernet Sauvignon for the first time. Lifted, smoky, red fruit nose. Dense, layered fruit with minerally freshness. Firm, ripe tannins. Stunning for a second wine.

The 2010 Chapelle Ausone is a very elegant wine with rather tart acids, this second wine of Ausone is medium-bodied, has dark raspberry and blueberry fruit notes with some hints of wet stones. Pure, nicely textured, but rather backward, this wine needs further bottle age. Anticipated maturity: 2018-2030. One of the other perfectionist, compulsive producers in St.-Emilion is Alain Vauthier, who is now capably assisted by his daughter. (89+ robert_parker- Wine Advocate- Feb 2013) The fact that this second wine is so remarkable tells readers just how stupendous the grand vin must be. The dense purple-hued 2010 Chapelle d’Ausone offers a perfumed nose of blue, red and black fruits, licorice, incense and crushed rocks. Deep, full-bodied, round and generous, this wine will offer magnificent drinking over the next 20-25+ years. (92-94 robert_parker- Wine Advocate- May 2011)

Focused and taut, with racy linzer torte and spice notes backed by dark licorice. There's lots of kirsch on the back end, and this is firm, but not overly so. (james_molesworth – The Wine Spectator – Apr 2011)