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| Name | Chateau Ausone |
| Vintage | - |
| Country | France |
Region: Bordeaux
Average annual production: Approximate a little more than 2000 cases (180 hL)
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Franc 50%, Merlot 50%
Area under vine: 7 Hectares
Soil: A mixture of sand and clay ob limestone unique to the district
Ageing: Up to 18months
History: Chateau Ausone is a very old property with medieval historical significance. In it's more recent history, the wines from the chateau suffered from lower quality and a lessened reputation in the middle of the 20th century. Ausone began to return to it's historical positon of greatness with the hiring of Pascal Delbeck in the 1970s. Delbeck was in charge of Ausone beginning with the 1976 vintage. As of 1995, he no longer played a role in the winemaking but remained in charge of the vineyards.The property had been owned for generations by a partnership of the Dubois-Challon family and the Vauthier family. In the mid 1990s, the Vauthier family gained sole ownership of Chateau Ausone. Alain Vauthier controls all aspects of the winemaking. He began using Michel Rolland as the consulting wine-maker beginning with the 1995 vintage.
- Information extracted from: http://www.cellarnotes.net/chateauausone.htm
Average annual production: Approximate a little more than 2000 cases (180 hL)
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Franc 50%, Merlot 50%
Area under vine: 7 Hectares
Soil: A mixture of sand and clay ob limestone unique to the district
Ageing: Up to 18months
History: Chateau Ausone is a very old property with medieval historical significance. In it's more recent history, the wines from the chateau suffered from lower quality and a lessened reputation in the middle of the 20th century. Ausone began to return to it's historical positon of greatness with the hiring of Pascal Delbeck in the 1970s. Delbeck was in charge of Ausone beginning with the 1976 vintage. As of 1995, he no longer played a role in the winemaking but remained in charge of the vineyards.The property had been owned for generations by a partnership of the Dubois-Challon family and the Vauthier family. In the mid 1990s, the Vauthier family gained sole ownership of Chateau Ausone. Alain Vauthier controls all aspects of the winemaking. He began using Michel Rolland as the consulting wine-maker beginning with the 1995 vintage.
- Information extracted from: http://www.cellarnotes.net/chateauausone.htm