Château Ausone 1996
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 958; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1996 which is 884. The average score for Château Ausone is 919, making this an above average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château Ausone they use words like Fruit, Black, Freshness, Ripe, Sweet, Tannins, Purple, Intense, Oak, Dark, Fruits, Tannin, Acidity, Deep, Flowers. The 1996 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1996 but no other wine from Château Ausone: Developed, Reluctant, Subtlety, Flamboyance, Uninspiring, Stylish, Understated. The wine has been ready to drink for 8 years (since 2008) and should be consumed within the next 24 years (by 2040). It normally takes wines from Château Ausone around 11 years to be ready to start drinking, and 26 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Mouton Rothschild 2006, Château La Mission-Haut-Brion 2005, Château Lafleur 2010, Château Haut-Brion 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Palmer 2012, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château Brane-Cantenac 2009, Château Pontet-Canet 2009.
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|---|---|---|
| 33 | Château Cheval Blanc 2004 | -13% |
| 30 | Château Cheval Blanc 2012 | 6% |
| 30 | Château Troplong-Mondot 2010 | -67% |
| 30 | Château Figeac 2012 | -90% |
| 29 | Château Pavie 2009 | -31% |
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