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LOT 102

Lot 102

CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1999 (3) WA 95

CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1999 (3) WA 95
Lot 102 Details
CHÂTEAU AUSONE 1999

Saint-Émilion. Premier Grand Cru Classé
u. 2 x bn. 1 x vts.

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. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2050. April 2002 WA 95

3 bts.    per lot $1,400 - $1,600

Realised: $1,932
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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