CRITIC REVIEWS
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Blended of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2017 Chapelle d'Ausone sports a deep garnet-purple color. It needs a little coaxing to reveal provocative notes of plum preserves, Black Forest cake and blueberry compote plus suggestions of roses, cloves, pencil shavings and cherry pie. Medium-bodied, the palate is wonderfully zippy and elegantly fruited with a tantalizing frame of satiny tannins and a long, fragrant finish.
JancisRobinson.com
Tasted blind. Deep ruby. Leathery dried fruit on the nose. This is improved on the palate, which has a glob of ripe and full briary fruit. There is a firm, toasty edge of wood that precludes a powerful finish. This is very toasty and charred – it will need to shed some of this to find balance. (TP)


