Château Haut-Bages Libéral
Vin rouge | 5th Cru Classé, Pauillac AC
Over time, the owners of Haut-Bages Libéral, these fine connoisseurs, have brought together the best terroirs of Pauillac. This is how this 5th Cru Classé in 1855 today has half of its vineyards neighbouring that of Château Latour and the other half behind Château Pichon Baron, located on the heights of the place area “Bages”, large plateau south of Pauillac.
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France Bordeaux
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot 5 - 20 years
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13.7 % Vol.
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94 100Wine EnthusiastAlmost pure Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has very fine, sophisticated black-currant aromas, followed by dark tannins on the palate. It's fine acidity is reflected in the rich flavors that are structured with a rounded aftertaste. Drink from 2028. Organic. Roger Voss. January 2024.
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93 100Yves Beck90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot Haut-Bages libéral se révèle avec retenue, mais il ne manque pas de souligner son terroir, sa provenance. Ainsi, les nuances de graphite, de cèdre sont évidentes. Il faut un peu prendre de temps pour finalement déceler des notes de thé noir, de feuilles de tabac et de baies noires. Eh oui, déguster du vin n’est pas un concours dont le chronomètre est le régisseur ! Le Cabernet Sauvignon marque le bouquet, tandis que le merlot, même si seulement représenté à 10%, confère un peu de charme en bouche. Plutôt élancé dans son style, le vin est harmonieux, puissant et déjà très tentant. Il faudra quand-même patienter un petit peu. 2025-2038. Novembre 2023.
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93 100DecanterVery aromatic on the nose, this has savoury, fruit and floral tones; liquorice, cola and earth with cranberries, strawberries and black cherries. Dense and quite darkly fruited on the palate but with a brightness from the acidity giving a mouthwatering attack before the flavours deepen and widen in the mouth. So many layers, really showing the Pauillac power: everything presented in high definition with a bold structure even though the individual elements are so precise and defined. It's racy and confident but also complex with a spiced cedar, clove, cinnamon, liquorice and wet stone/ chalky element to the tannins that fill the mouth and don't let go. A lovely wine with lots of potential from Claire Villars-Lurton! 65% grand vin. A blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon - the highest percentage ever - and 10% Merlot, which usually comprises between 15 to 25% of the blend. 11.5% press wine. Ageing 16 months, 40% new oak, 40% one-year-old oak, 20% amphoras. Drinking window: 2025 - 2045. Georgina Hindle. April 2022.
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92 100Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2021 Haut-Bages-Libéral has turned out nicely, unfurling in the glass with aromas of cassis, minty berries, pencil shavings and cigar wrapper, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and layered palate that's impressively concentrated, built around a muscular frame of ripe, powdery tannins that assert themselves on the youthfully structured finish. It will reward a bit of patience. Drinking window: 2027 - 2045. 92+/100. William Kelley. February 2024.
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91 100Jean-Marc QuarinCouleur sombre et soutenue. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité et pur. Dense dès l'attaque, avec du corps et de l'énergie, le vin évolue sur une trame un brin ferme (sol calcaire), mais enrobée et surtout très savoureuse. De la tenue. Belle longueur. Assemblage : 90 % cabernet sauvignon, 10 % merlot. Degré d'alcool : 13°2 - pH : 3,6. Rendement : 30 hl/ha. Dates de vendanges : du 29 septembre au 10 octobre. Vin en agriculture biologique. Avril 2022.
Features
Features
| Country | France |
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| Region | Bordeaux |
| Sub-region | Pauillac |
| Wine type | Vin rouge |
| Designation | 5th Cru Classé, Pauillac AC |
| Grape variety | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
| Alcohol content | 13.7 % Vol. |
| Cellaring | 5 - 20 years |
| Serving temperature | 16 - 18 °C |

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A beautiful dark red with almost black highlights.
Intense, fine, fruity and pure.
Meticulous on the palate, followed by a fine richness which opens onto a straight profile with a beautiful structure. Noble, without being Pauillac at all in its profile, this wine melts on the palate, culminating in a juicy and deep finish of a beautiful length.
Antipasti, cold cuts, meat and game terrine, grilled fish, spaghetti bolognese, entrecôte, beef chop, Wellington fillet, venison saddle, wild boar, dark chocolate fondant.
Serving temperature: 16 - 18 °C
Gunzian Garonne gravelly soil on clay-limestone substrate underground.
Traditional vinification in concrete and stainless steel vats whose volumes are proportional to the plot, vatting for 24 days, aging in oak barrels (40% of which are new wood) for 16 months.
Cork
Wooden box