1978 | Chateau Ausone | Saint-Emilion

Red Wine: 1978 | Chateau Ausone | Saint-Emilion

This wine shows terrific balance and harmony. Quite delicate and smooth texture on the long finish.

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Producer: Chateau Ausone

Vintage: 1978

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Saint-Emilion

This wine shows terrific balance and harmony. Quite delicate and smooth texture on the long finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Ausone is a highly regarded wine estate in the Saint-milion region of northeastern Bordeaux. Its red wines are viewed many as some of the greatest of the appellation (and of the wider region as a whole). Although it was once one of the prestigious few Saint-milion producers with Premier Grand Cru Class A status and one of only two estates (the other being Chteau Cheval Blanc) to hold this status since the inception of the classification in 1955 it, along with Cheval Blanc and others, famously withdrew from the ranking in 2022. Nonetheless, it is still regarded by many as one of the greatest wines of the appellation (and of wider Bordeaux). The wider estate is relatively small compared to other top rated Bordeaux chteaux, and its seven-hectare (17-acre) vineyard is planted almost entirely to Cabernet Franc and Merlot. A small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon appears in its second wine, Chapelle d’Ausone. The estate is named for the Fourth Century Roman poet Decimius Magnus Ausonius, who owned extensive property in Bordeaux, including some vineyards. However, the modern chteau and estate, which sit on a highly coveted spot just south of Saint-milion town on the edge of the Saint-milion plateau, date back to the 18th Century.