Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve | With an especially fine and precise tannic foundation, Ausone, which did not suffer from frost, offers itself with the natural elegance and refinement of the cru. Great length and, without doubt, great complexity. | 96

Michael Schuster | Restrained nose, faintly herbal in the nicest, most seductive sense, with the merest hint of new oak; rich, medium-weight, vivid in acidity and superfine in tannin; long, vital, racy, full of a gently vivid energy, vibrantly aromatic, ripe red cherry juicy in fruit, very long in taste and with great fragrant length. Lovely Ausone, subtle, succulent, seductive. 2030–50+. | 94–96