Michael Schuster: Dense, tight, but with a clear black-fruit character on the nose; full, superfine tannins, beautifully integrated acidity; a sweetly ripe, yet so freshly defined, subtly rich, enveloping wine; fragrant, filmy, pure, transparent, a very Burgundian combination of delicacy and intensity; prolonged to taste, with a surprising density in a wine so transparent and delicate, and with a mouth-coatingly fragrant aftertaste. All grace, subtlety, porcelain fineness. An absolute beauty. Great wine. And a generous 2000+ cases! 2030–50+. 97–99

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Refinement of texture and fullness of body. An impressive Ausone, much more width than usual but with the same ruling finesse in the tannins. A giant. 98–99