Ausone 2018100 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate, March 2021 The 2018 Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot. Deep garnet purple in color, rather predictably, the nose is almost completely shut down on first sniff, taking considerable aeration to begin to reveal its jaw dropping perfume of ripe black cherries, wild blueberries and plum preserves, leading to suggestions of candied violets, molten chocolate, licorice and crushed rocks with subtle