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Haut Bages Libéral 2012 75cl

5eme Grand Cru Classé | Pauillac | Bordeaux | France
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90 Robert Parker
Proprietor Claire Villers-Lurton administers this Pauillac classified-growth property. The 2012 reveals good, sweet tannin, blackcurrant fruit, a nice, soft underbelly, medium to full body, and outstanding concentration and purity. This property is always somewhat under the radar, but this is a very strong effort and should drink well for up to 20 years.<br/>
89 Wine Spectator
This has a solid core of plum and blackberry coulis flavors that melds with the roasted alder and tobacco notes. The lively iron edge is well-buried on the finish, showing good flesh from start to end. Best from 2016 through 2022. 10,000 cases made. — JM
Producer
Château Haut Bages Libéral
Perhaps one of the lesser-known Pauillac estates, Château Haut-Bages Libéral has been producing praiseworthy clarets since the 18th century. Founded by the Libéral family in the early 1700s, their name combined with the estate’s topographic location gave birth to Château Haut-Bages Libéral. Ranked as a 5ème Grand Cru Classé in the famous 1855 Classification, the large south Pauillac estate is now owned by the Villars family. The family, owners of the Taillan Group, and châteaux Chasse-Spleen and Ferrière, have worked tirelessly since the 1980s to rediscover the property’s glory. Under the leadership of Claire Villars-Lurton, the 30-hectares under vine spread across the Bages plateau have moved toward organic and biodynamic farming techniques, experimenting plot by plot since 2010. Today, the property produces generously styled, powerful and elegant reds, Haut-Bages Libéral is their exemplary Grand Vin.