A superb undiscovered treasure from the Vauthier family of Château Ausone. The Fonbel vineyard sits on the sandy gravel immediately below the slopes of the Château. This wine is complex, with the usual Bordeaux varieties along with some Carmenere to give it something different. It is succulent and ripe with a pervasive bouquet of cranberry and blackcurrant and rich raisined fruit. The palate is rich with velvety plum which is supported by freshness and harmonious tannins for a lingering complex finish with notes of herbs and spices.