2004 Chapelle d’Ausone
France
Saint Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé "A"
Bordeaux
Red
Bordeaux Blend
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Alain Vauthier is now turning out a wine-of-the-vintage candidate virtually every year, and the 2004 will be no exception. Vauthier brought in his merlot on October 4 and 5, then harvested the cabernet franc between October 12 and 14, just before some serious rain fell. One of the keys to the high quality of 2004 here is the yield of 32 hectoliters per hectare. Following a 10% saignee but no chaptalization, the young 2004 is 13.7% alcohol, with a pH of 3.7 and slightly lower acidity than the estate's supernal 2003. I note that my scores for the past three vintages of Ausone are nearly identical to those for Latour; these two properties have in common great terroir and tireless attention to detail in the vineyards and in the winery.