Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2019 (750ml) Barbera d'Asti Superiore

Château Ausone - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) 2019 (750ml) Barbera d'Asti SuperioreUndoubtedly one of the wines of the vintage. A blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot, this is ever so refined and controlled. Noble aromas of graphite, flowers, blood orange and Asian spices emerge reluctantly from the glass. This is introspective and coiled but harbours a wine of real stature and class. Layers of complex fruit mingle with touches of mint and shaved dark chocolate. There's a wonderful satin texture, silky and sleek and unhurried.

Bordeaux is a region in south-west France bisected by the river Gironde Estuary

Great care is taken to harvest the Vernaccia only when it has achieved complete physiological ripeness

giving it the chance to develop layers of flavors

this wine has an expressive nose of medium intensity green apple

The finish is lingering

This has aromas of blackcurrants

The crop was balanced and generous

Star anise and apricot marmalade hints extend on the finish

the health of the soil and the environment by employing natural procedures

with essences of flowers and fruits typical of the variety

they imposed the maintenance of the vines by an agricultural engineer

Not many in Portugal are having this type of success with this famed Spanish grape (a