1920 Chateau Ausone
Saint-Emilion, France
-
- Most Recent Global Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 1,712 / 750ml
- From October 2025
-
Be the first to rate
- Style Red - Savory and Classic
- Grape Variety Bordeaux Blend Red
- Food Pairing Beef and Venison
-
Certified Organic Biodynamic
-
-
Prior to the 2022 vintage, this wine was classed as Premier Grand Cru Classe A.
Vineyard notes: "LOCATION: plateau and hillsides at the southern entrance to the village of Saint-Émilion. NATURE OF SOILS: clay-limestone with asteria."
-
- Learn more Hide
-
All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1934 1933 1932 1929 1928 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1914 1913 1912 1906 1902 1900 1898 1893 1891 1879 1874 1849 1847
Vintages
You may also like
Based on your past searches Includes sponsored offers
Loading...
One moment please...
Compact view
Set alert
Filters (1)
Magnin Vins & Spiritueux
Open
Closed
Closing soon
· Opens
· Closes
Switzerland: Cully
Standard delivery 1-2 weeks
More shipping infoShipping info
Local delivery only
Go to shop
Shop
$1,876.01
inc. 8.1% sales tax
1920 750ml
Chateau AUSONE 1920, Bordeaux AOC, Rouge, 75cl, 1er cru A,St-Emilion AOC
In stock ()
Check with the merchant for stock availability. Wine-Searcher is not responsible for omissions and inaccuracies.
Highlights
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- Today, the 11th generation of the Vauthier family watches over this unique terroir of seven hectares on the hillside south of the village of Saint-Émilion. This historic estate, associated with the poet Ausone, dates back to Roman times. Our expert winegrowers pay meticulous attention to each vine, respecting an entire ecosystem. Every precise action from vineyard to cellar contributes to a single ambition: to give the terroir the most authentic expression possible.
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
-
13.5 - 14.5%
- Sweetness
-
Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Ownership
-
Vauthier Family
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Vineyard Notes
-
LOCATION: plateau and hillsides at the southern entrance to the village of Saint-Émilion. NATURE OF SOILS: clay-limestone with asteria.
- Winemaking
-
Manual harvest with density sorting. Plot-by-plot vinification in small wooden vats. Gentle extraction controlled by gravity-fed rackand-return.
- Ageing
-
20 months in new barrels in underground quarries.
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Galician bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Intense, creamy beef cooked with with red wine
- Western
- Argentine flank steak Main Course
- With pomegranate, Roscoff onions and bone marrow
- Contains: beef
- Argentinian
- Beef sirloin Korean BBQ Main Course
- Contains: garlic, sesame oil, ginger
- Korean
Details
About the Product
- Producer Notes
- Today, the 11th generation of the Vauthier family watches over this unique terroir of seven hectares on the hillside south of the village of Saint-Émilion. This historic estate, associated with the poet Ausone, dates back to Roman times. Our expert winegrowers pay meticulous attention to each vine, respecting an entire ecosystem. Every precise action from vineyard to cellar contributes to a single ambition: to give the terroir the most authentic expression possible.
Analytical Data
- Alcohol ABV
-
13.5 - 14.5%
- Sweetness
-
Dry
Production Attributes
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Ownership
-
Vauthier Family
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Vineyard Notes
-
LOCATION: plateau and hillsides at the southern entrance to the village of Saint-Émilion. NATURE OF SOILS: clay-limestone with asteria.
- Winemaking
-
Manual harvest with density sorting. Plot-by-plot vinification in small wooden vats. Gentle extraction controlled by gravity-fed rackand-return.
- Ageing
-
20 months in new barrels in underground quarries.
Related News
(20)The Most Expensive Bordeaux of 2024
Our search for the world's most expensive wines is nearly over, but first let's check in with Bordeaux.
08-Oct-2024
Bordeaux 2023: Right Bank Beauty
We continue our reportage from Bordeaux's En Primeur campaign with a roundup of the Right Bank wines.
09-May-2024
The World's Best Bordeaux
The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to go, drink Bordeaux, drink Bordeaux, drink Bordeaux...
25-Dec-2023
The World's Most Expensive Bordeaux
We near the end of our series with a look at the benchmark wine region – Bordeaux.
24-Oct-2023
The Bordeaux 2022 Report: Right Bank
We begin our in-depth look at Bordeaux's 2022 vintage with the wines of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion.
21-Jun-2023
The World's Best Bordeaux
With Christmas around the corner, here's this year's best Bordeaux in case you need to stock up.
10-Dec-2022
The Most Expensive Bordeaux in the World
Could there be a changing of the guard among Bordeaux's top producers?
24-Aug-2022
Bordeaux 2021: Commune Breakdown
Our wine director takes a more detailed look at his picks from the most recent Bordeaux vintage, appellation by appellation.
15-Jun-2022
Global Wine Exports Rebound
In this week's round-up, we look at how international trade is once more on the rise, along with various instances of skullduggery.
01-May-2022
The World's Best Bordeaux
It might say Bordeaux in the name, but this isn't some celebration of French wine dominance.
21-Dec-2021
The World's Best Bordeaux Blends
It might say Bordeaux in the name, but this isn't some celebration of French wine dominance.
21-Dec-2021
The World's Best Saint-Émilion Wines
Despite the recent legal battle over the updated classification system, Saint-Émilion still delivers some of the world's top wines.
17-Nov-2021
The World's Most Expensive Bordeaux
The perception that nothing much changes in Bordeaux has been shaken by the surprise decision of two top producers.
14-Jul-2021
The World's Best Bordeaux
We're nearing the end of our series on the world's best wines, so here come the big guns.
13-Dec-2020
Bordeaux 2018: Between Hype and Reality
We travel to a locked-down Bordeaux to taste a vintage that really delivers.
01-Dec-2020
The World's Best Bordeaux Blends
If you're looking for the best of these popular blends, go west.
17-Oct-2020
Bordeaux's Most Expensive Wines
Bordeaux is synonymous with wine and high prices, but is it showing signs of fatigue?
07-Jun-2020
The World's Most Wanted Cabernet Francs
The "other" Cabernet has often lived in the shadows, but now it is emerging, blinking, into the spotlight.
10-Apr-2020
2020 Vision: This Year's Anniversary Wines
Celebrating a significant birthday or anniversary this year? Stuart George looks at the pick of the available wines.
19-Jan-2020
The World's Best Bordeaux Wines
We go looking for the top tier in the world's most famous wine region.
06-Nov-2019
Critics Scores & Reviews
(0)This product does not have any critic scores
User Ratings
(0)
Be the first to review this wine
Compare vintages
Vintage
Critics Score
Avg. Price (ex-tax)
All
97 / 100
–
2024
95 / 100
–
2023
97 / 100
–
2022
97 / 100
–
2021
95 / 100
–
2020
97 / 100
–
2019
98 / 100
–
2018
98 / 100
–
2017
95 / 100
–
2016
98 / 100
–
2015
98 / 100
–
2014
95 / 100
–
2013
92 / 100
–
2012
95 / 100
–
2011
94 / 100
–
2010
97 / 100
–
2009
97 / 100
–
2008
95 / 100
–
2007
93 / 100
–
2006
95 / 100
–
2005
98 / 100
–
2004
94 / 100
–
2003
97 / 100
–
2002
94 / 100
–
2001
95 / 100
–
2000
97 / 100
–
1999
93 / 100
–
1998
95 / 100
–
1997
91 / 100
–
1996
93 / 100
–
1995
94 / 100
–
1994
90 / 100
–
1993
89 / 100
–
1992
86 / 100
–
1991
–
–
1990
92 / 100
–
1989
92 / 100
–
1988
90 / 100
–
1987
88 / 100
–
1986
89 / 100
–
1985
87 / 100
–
1983
91 / 100
–
1982
92 / 100
–
1981
89 / 100
–
1980
87 / 100
–
1979
90 / 100
–
1978
89 / 100
–
1977
–
–
1976
93 / 100
–
1975
82 / 100
–
1974
80 / 100
–
1973
84 / 100
–
1972
75 / 100
–
1971
91 / 100
–
1970
88 / 100
–
1969
80 / 100
–
1968
–
–
1967
91 / 100
–
1966
85 / 100
–
1964
94 / 100
–
1963
–
–
1962
90 / 100
–
1961
91 / 100
–
1960
–
–
1959
92 / 100
–
1958
72 / 100
–
1957
–
–
1956
65 / 100
–
1955
94 / 100
–
1954
–
–
1953
89 / 100
–
1952
92 / 100
–
1951
–
–
1950
91 / 100
–
1949
94 / 100
–
1948
–
–
1947
91 / 100
–
1946
–
–
1945
91 / 100
–
1944
–
–
1943
78 / 100
–
1942
91 / 100
–
1940
–
–
1939
–
–
1938
–
–
1937
89 / 100
–
1936
–
–
1934
94 / 100
–
1933
–
–
1932
–
–
1929
96 / 100
–
1928
96 / 100
–
1926
–
–
1925
–
–
1924
–
–
1923
–
–
1922
–
–
1921
92 / 100
–
1920
–
–
1919
–
–
1918
–
–
1917
90 / 100
–
1914
–
–
1913
–
–
1912
88 / 100
–
1906
–
–
1902
–
–
1900
94 / 100
–
1898
–
–
1893
–
–
1891
97 / 100
–
1879
–
–
1874
96 / 100
–
1849
–
–
1847
–
–
See moreSee less
1920 Vintage Learn more
For Bordeaux, 1920 was an excellent year, despite a damp summer bringing rot. A particularly sunny autumn rescued the vintage producing a small but highly concentrated crop. Highlights from the year include Château Cheval Blanc, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild and select wines from Pomerol. Germany produced some very go...
Price History
Worldwide average retail price per 750ml, ex tax USD $ from Nov 2023 to Oct 2025
Availability Over Time
Number of offers from our merchants from Nov 2023 to Oct 2025
Search Rank Over Time
Popularity relative to other wines, spirits and beers , irrespective of vintage, based on the number of searches from Nov 2023 to Oct 2025
Wine-Searcher's historical data and benchmark analysis provides trustworthy and valuable insights into likely market trends.
Wine-Searcher also produces detailed reports for market insights into the industry.Learn more
Wine-Searcher also produces detailed reports for market insights into the industry.Learn more
Also from 'Chateau Ausone' (2) Learn more
Saint-Emilion, France
-
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
Advertisement
One of our sponsors is:
