The 2019 Chapelle d'Ausone is dense, powerful and beautifully layered in the glass. Wild red cherry, plum, exotic spice, dried flowers, mocha, rose petal and espresso are some of the many notes that give the bouquet its beguiling personality. There's real textural intensity and resonance here. As has been the case for some time, Chapelle d'Ausone is superb. If anything, it suffers from the perception of being a 'second wine.' It is that only in name. 01/2022

The 2019 Chapelle d’Ausone, which represents around one-third of the production, has a very expressive bouquet of well-defined red berry fruit, cedar and touches of graphite. Undergrowth and hints of sage emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and very well balanced, the Cabernet Franc (40%) again lending a real Left Bank identity toward the finish. Very fine. 12/2021

A blend of wine from young vines with a few barriques of declassified Ausone (though anything that doesn't make the grade is sold off in bulk), the 2019 Chapelle d'Ausone exhibits attractive aromas of cherries, sweet berry fruit, violets, spices, rose petals and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, it's elegant and refined, with a deep core of fruit and impeccable balance. 04/2022

Couleur sombre, intense et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité et pur. Délicat dés l'entrée en bouche et immédiatement suave, avec une grâce dans le toucher et l'arôme qui se met en place entre le milieu et la finale, ce vin en dentelle danse dans la bouche. Il offre une expression inédite et demeure longtemps, complexe et profond. Avec la décantation, le nez et la bouche se libèrent, gagnant un éclat, une douceur et une subtilité remarquables. Ce n'est plus du second vin, mais du grand vin. 03/2022