Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2005 (750ml) Piedmont Piedmont Dessert Wines melded with hints of blackberries

melded with hints of blackberries and black cherries

black currants and spice box soars from the glass of the saturated purple-colored 2010 Opus One

The mouthfeel is full and oily

small game

A Brunello of considerable aging potential

Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2005 (750ml) Piedmont Piedmont Dessert Wines melded with hints of blackberriesCritical Acclaim 100 points Wine Advocate The 2005 Ausone is a perfect wine of the vintage. It displays crushed rock, spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a full bodied mouthfeel, stunning purity and richness, and perfect harmony among all of its component parts (acidity, tannin, wood, alcohol and extract). Still youthful, but oh, so promising, this wine should be set aside for another decade and drunk over the following 50 75 years. (RP,