Vintage Description Pack Size Case Duty Stock Price
Vintage 2003 Ausone, Saint-Emilion Pack Size 1 x 75cl Case – Duty DP Stock 1 Price £450.00 £450.00 £540.00

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Tasting Notes

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Robert Parker Wine Advocate Robert Parker - 28 Aug 14
Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and drought of June, July and August, 2003. This black/purple-colored effort boasts a glorious nose of violets, truffles, lead pencil shavings, blueberry and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied with staggering concentration, a voluptuous texture, low acidity and well-integrated, melted tannins, this deep, multidimensional, profound Bordeaux is beginning to drink exceptionally well. It should continue to do so for another two decades or more.
Drinking Date: 2014 - 2034
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Vinous Stephen Tanzer - 01 May 06
Full ruby. Black raspberry, mocha, minerals, graphite and nutty oak on the superripe nose. Extravagantly rich and sweet in the mouth without coming off as heavy. This boasts extraordinary fruit intensity and verve (it's hard to imagine cabernet franc better than this), and finishes with great palate-staining persistence. But this powerfully tannic wine may already be starting to shut down in the bottle. Like the 2005, it will need a decade of aging at a minimum, and possibly a lot longer.
Drinking Date:
18.5
Jancis Robinson Jancis Robinson - 27 Mar 25
Full bottle 1,380 g. Signed 'Famille Vauthier'. Alain Vauthier took over in 1995 amid acrimony involving first ex-winemaker Pascal Delbeck and then a bid from François Pinault. Still admirable colour: nuanced ruby that remains robust. Still some tannin in evidence which should suit my doggy bag of bistecca alla fiorentina to be served tonight. Lots of life and richness. Real undertow of salty-sweet tamarind and this wine is very long. I must have bought this en primeur. It's definitely one of the best 2003 bordeaux! (JR)
Drinking Date: 2020 - 2040
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Bordeaux

Red Bordeaux, globally renowned, is crafted in France’s Bordeaux region from grapes like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. These full-bodied wines feature dark fruit flavours, earthy and spicy notes, and often benefit from ageing. Top producers include Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Lafite Rothschild. White Bordeaux, made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, offers styles from crisp to rich, with citrus and tropical notes. Sweet Bordeaux wines, like Sauternes, are famed for their rich sweetness and flavours of apricot and honey, with Château d’Yquem as a leading producer.