Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2016
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 EnthusiastKnown for making firm wines, this year the estate has produced a wine that is also packed with juicy black fruits. Structured and full of fruitiness, it has excellent long-term potential. 93–95/100. Barrel Sample. Roger Voss. January 2017.
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93 100Yves Beck70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot Pourpre violacé. Notes de cèdres et de boîte à cigare. Plus classique tu ne peux pas! (et c’est bon…) Notes fruitées évoquant les mûres et le cassis. Je relève aussi du graphite. Attaque compacte, fruitée. Le corps a du gras et reflète bien les caractéristique olfactives. Un vin très classique, juteux, à la finale minérale. Caractère fruité, bonne intensité. Persistant. 91-93/100. 2021-2036. Avril 2017.
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93 100Jean-Marc QuarinSitué juste à côté de Latour, mais avec une partie de son sol très calcaire, ce vin dégage une énergie très particulière qui le rapproche d’un Saint Estèphe ou même de la rive droite pour ses nuances amples, pleines et juteuses. Parfaitement réalisé, avec une très belle tenue à l’air une fois ouvert, ce vin tient 7 jours en bouteille sans s’altérer. Mes notes n’ont cessé de s’élever depuis les primeurs. C’est après 24 h d’ouverture qu’il offre tout son potentiel dans sa longue finale. Voici un nouvel Outsider. Assemblage 70 % cabernet sauvignon, 30 % merlot. Degré d’alcool, 13°7. pH 3,5. Avec de tels chiffres, il a la vie devant lui ! Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Jeune. Nez très aromatique, fruité et finement aromatisé par un joli boisé. Ample à l’attaque, plein et caressant en milieu de bouche, ce vin plait pour l’intensité éclatante de ses saveurs. L’ensemble, sèveux, fond en finale en offrant une trame serrée, mais au grain raffiné. Décembre 2022.
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92 100DecanterWhat a lovely run of Pauillacs in this vintage; hefty, deep, not subtle at this early stage, with chewy tannins, and long lives ahead. Not charming wines, but powerful. At Haut-Bages Libéral they're undergoing conversion to organic and biodynamic. They harvested right through until 19 October in 2016, and here the rich damson fruit and tannins are enrobed by oak, with some heat on the finish. Matured in 40% new oak. Eric Boissenot consults. Drinking window: 2024 - 2038. Jane Anson. October 2018.
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92 100Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateThe 2016 Haut Bages Liberal has a very focused and much more sumptuous bouquet than in previous years, thankfully without dispensing any of its character. It just seems more confident on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, pretty blackberry and boysenberry fruit laced with a touch of oyster shell, sashaying towards a quite elegant finish with admirable depth. You would not describe this as a potentially exciting Pauillac, but I suspect it will be delicious once in bottle. Drinking window: 2021 - 2042. Neal Martin. April 2017.
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