"Highly successful Pontet
faint sea spray scents (a whiff of the old Gironde estuary) and just a touch of crushed stone
The 2020 is an absolute stunner
First full vintage for Mathieu Bessonnet who replaced the previous long-term director Jean-Michel Comme in 2020
Les Grandes Murailles is driven by clean veins of minerality that confer notable energy
2012 Chateau Ausone Saint-Emilion Trousseau "Highly successful Pontet95+ points, Vinous (Antonio Galloni) One of the wines of the vintage, the 2012 Ausone boasts gorgeous depth, aromatic intensity and overall balance. Dark red stone fruits, menthol, licorice, smoke and savory herbs flesh out as this layered, seductive Saint Emilion shows off its pure pedigree and class. Further time in bottle should allow the 2012 to flesh out even more, but it is pretty special today. I remember tasting the 2012 straight from barrel