Ausone other_regions_italy Over the last six months

Over the last six months the 2004 Cristal has come together beautifully and is shaping up to be a truly great

While certainly a good effort I was somewhat under-whelmed given the usual standards this wine offers

violet and minerals

(from Ez Folatières near Truffières)

This is spicy

Ausone other_regions_italy Over the last six monthsThe 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