Ausone Vintage:2002 A creature of its vintage

A creature of its vintage

Upon my arrival at the Bodega in May 2010

I clearly preferred the 2016 by a long margin

polished river stone

weight and power to the overtly muscular flavors that are also blessed with an abundance of dry extract that buffers the very firm acid backbone on the explosively long and palate staining finish

Ausone Vintage:2002 A creature of its vintageThe 1990 Ausone is a vintage that I have tasted half a dozen times, waxing lyrical when I first tasted it way back in 2000, but then my sentiments cooling off with each encounter. It has an exotic bouquet that articulates the growing season more than the terroir camphor and eucalyptus, quite heady and showy (some might say vulgar but that would be too pejorative.) There is a smear of chocolate on the entry, moderate acidity, fleshy and ripe but