This lot is comprised of 6 bottle(s) of 2006 Chateau Ausone St Emilion Grand Cru - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $3900 - $6000 with a reserve of $3000. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11629.
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A consignor who was a member of a group of professionals who launched a wine club in Toronto during the mid-1970s. Though his interest in wine was long-standing, his serious collecting didn’t begin until after his retirement in 2008. Following several years of research into proper wine storage and investment, he crossed paths with Warren Porter, which further shaped his approach. Most of the wines were sourced through Iron Gate, while additional selections came from the LCBO's Oakville flagship store and its exclusive Classics catalogue. His collection was housed in custom-built cellars, maintained at optimal temperature and humidity, with each bottle categorized by its purpose: Investment, Maturation, or Inheritance.
2006 Chateau Ausone St Emilion Grand Cru has following scores - The Wine Advocate 98, Vinous 97 , Wine Enthusiast 97, Jeff Leve The Wine Cellar Insider 97. 2006 Chateau Ausone St Emilion Grand Cru has the score of 93 from Robert Parker and the tasting note - Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London.The 2006 Château Ausone has a fragrant bouquet compared to the 2006 Pavie, fomenting more secondary aromas such as smoke, cigar box, potpourri and a smear of Seville orange marmalade. The palate is very refined on the entry, rounded and supple in the mouth. It clearly does not have the density and weight of the Pavie, but it exerts an insistent grip in the mouth and the tannins have symmetry on the finish. It is a very fine Ausone, although Alain Vauthier has overseen better vintages in recent years. Tasted January 2016.