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Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 5eme Cru Classe Pauillac

Bordeaux

Pauillac

Leafy and fragrant, attractive quality and you can see the careful construction, just a little tight on the finish. Never the biggest-shouldered wine in Pauillac, but it is juicy and finely boned, good qualty. 3.57 pH. Harvest 24 September to 4 October. 30 hl/ha. 40% new oak. High Cabernet Sauvignon in the vintage, up at almost 95%. 30hl/h yields,

Inside Bordeaux

Intense and crunchy blue and black fruits, delivering tons of Pauillac character, reserved and well judged, juicy cassis, liqourice root, slate and cocoa bean. Delicous, a lovely vintage of this wine. Harvest September 12 to 30. 53hl/h yield, just a little higher than the already high yield of Pauillac in this vintage, no mildew. 3.48ph, 40% new oak, with the rest of one year old, pls concrete eggs and amphora. Claire Villars-Lurton owner.

Amatør

You are clearly in Pauillac with this wine, with an earthy, soy and cold ash feel, along with blackberry fruits, chewy tannins and clear density. Impressive, 40% new oak, 20% amphoras for ageing. Harvest September 16 to October 7. Technical director Thomas Bontemps.

Pauillac character abounds in the shoulders and muscular construction to the tannins, a little angular at first, giving way to show blackcurrant and bilberry fruit, with black chocolate, crushed rocks and smoked earth. 40% new oak, 30% one year, and the rest in amphora/cement eggs, 44hl/h yield. Claire Villars-Lurton is increasingly making this an estate to watch.

A successful Haut Bages Libéral, with juicy black cassis fruits, firm Pauillac tannins with a eucalyptus and white pepper twist on the finish. 40% new oak here. This is an estate that is in full evolution right now, with an impressive commitment to doing things differently - they are just uprooting a 1ha plot in front of the chateau, for example, to replant as agroforestry. First year officially certified Ecocert. 49hl/ha yield.

The 2018 Haut-Bages Liberal is deep garnet-purple in color. It charges out of the gate with scents of crème de cassis, stewed black plums, and bay leaves, plus hints of wood smoke, pencil shavings, and olives. Medium to full-bodied, the palate gives just enough expressive black fruit, with a soft texture and a savory finish. 

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Mellom til mørk rød farge. Mørke bær, noe paprika spice, vegetale toner, hint av lett skogbunn og sopparomaer. Fin syre med fortsatt litt grippy tanniner. Middels pluss lengde. I min gane trenger denne vinen noe mere tid før den viser seg fra sin bedre side. En utrolig god vin med gode kvaliteter med litt lagring.

Expert

Mørk rødlilla farge. Dufter av mørke bær, solbær, lær, cigar, skogbunn, tung sopparoma, cedertre og bjørnebær. God fylde med fin og fast syre. Faste men noe avslipte tanniner. Middels pluss lengde.

No TN - lovely pairing with Entrecôte @ Le Benjamin Bar & Bistro, Oslo. Decanted early - drinkable now. Cheers 🍷

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Category	Red wine
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Producer	Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal
Vintages	2024
Country	France, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Bottle	75 cl

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