Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Ausone’s second wine lives up to its sumptuous reputation: ultra-fine tannins, lovely freshness, awesome length. 16.5

Michael Schuster: Vividly fruity and new wood vanilla cream nose; a lovely, lively balance in the year’s firm, vigorous style; rich, elegant, ripe and harmonious with a compact, juicy, mineral-drenched, black-fruit flavor; long, even, scented, and complete. A very fine second wine. 2016–25. 16.5/17