Tasted twice from well-stored bottles in Bordeaux, this wine reveals an amber/rust overtone to its medium garnet color. At first the nose offers attractive faded fruit, old leather, and dried herb-like aromas. In the mouth, the wine possesses sweetness on the attack that quickly faded to reveal astringency, harshness, and a medium-bodied, hollow personality. It is clearly in decline.
(no tasting note available)
The 1966 Ausone is a disappointing wine in the context of one of the best vintages of that decade. Smudged on the nose with pencil shaving and singed leather scents, it develops caramel aromas with time and then skulks off within four or five minutes. The palate is medium-bodied with soy-tinged black fruit, some VA issues and a short, rather astringent finish. Any bottles should be drunk in the near future. Tasted at the Ausone vertical in London.- Neal Martin (3/218)
Producer: Ausone
Vintage: 1966
Varietal: Red Blend
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Sub-Region: Saint Emilion
Appellation:
Sub-Appellation:
SKU: #
.
