I just received today a wine I've been dreaming of for quite a while, Château Ausone, a wine that proves wrong anything you've heard about Saint-Émilion. It's believed that this Chateau is placed right by the foundations of a villa that belonged to a statesman and poet called Magnus Ausonius that lived between 310-395 CE.
I won't get too much into the details of classifications, but just so that you get an idea of the quality (if you don't know it yet) - this would be the crème de la crème of the subregion.
Saint-Émilion didn't join the 1855 Bordeaux classification, instead it has its own ratings (perhaps a bit more flexible as it's updated every 10 years) where the highest level is "Premier Grand Cru classé A" and the second best "Premier Grand Cru classé B", but don't get confused with "Saint-Émilion Grand Cru", because it has no meaning of great quality on this region.
Ausone is an A classé as Angelus, Pavie and Cheval Blanc. It's priced at £1017 and is worth every penny. If you can't afford it just now, this beautiful wine will age in our cellar until at least 2034 so you have plenty of time to save for it as inflation won't affect the price!
Derya Demirci de la Fuente
Head Sommelier, Auberge du Lac
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