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Wine Description
The Story
Ausone owes its unique quality and longevity to a magic marriage of situation and soil. The steep slopes of the vineyard are arranged like an amphitheatre, facing southeast, which gives perfect exposure and maximum protection, and the soil is a mixture of clay and sand on limestone. When old vines and the ability to pick the entire vineyard quickly, due to the small size, are added to the recipe the result is something special. Ausone grows in...
Vintage 1987
The 1987 Bordeaux vintage was an overcast, damp, and weather-challenged harvest across both banks that produced early-drinking, light-to-medium-bodied wines characterized by soft, delicate fruit and lower tannin profiles. Following a cold winter and a rainy spring that caused widespread coulure and reduced potential yields, a warm, dry July offered temporary promise before August and September brought persistent rains and limited sunshine, imp...
