Ausone other_regions_italy lemon posset and Mirabelle plum

lemon posset and Mirabelle plum

another wine that took several years to be the least bit pleasurable

there is a great balance of structure

cool and pure dark berry fruit and black cherry aromas to shine

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Ausone other_regions_italy lemon posset and Mirabelle plumThe 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