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2005 Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
Ready - mature
Robert Parker
90/100
92-94/100
Product: 20058014795
2005 Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac, Bordeaux
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2005
Maturity Ready - mature
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Critics reviews

Robert Parker 90/100
The 2005 Haut-Bages Libral offers loads of blackcurrant fruit, licorice, spice and forest floor. It is medium to full-bodied, with supple tannin and an expansive, textured mouthfeel and finish. Drink it over the next 15-20 years.Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 29/06/2015
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com (Jun 2015)
92-94/100
Wine Spectator's James Suckling raised eyebrows when he described this wine as `breathtaking' and said it was only a whisker away from receiving his top mark of 95-100. We agree.This is quintessential Pauillac, served blind we are sure this would outshine many top Pauillac colleagues. Neighbouring First Growth Ch. Latour, the estate's undeniably fine terroir has been coaxed out of it by the dynamic, irrepressible, petite owner Claire Villars and her team. This magnificent effort with its sleek cassis fruit, velvety tannins and gorgeous grip is one of the bargains of the vintage.
WineSpectator.com

About this wine

Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Château Haut-Bages Libéral is a Fifth Growth in Pauillac owned and run by Claire Villars-Lurton and her husband Gonzague Lurton. It is one of the couple’s three Classified Growths in the Médoc with biodynamic certification, along with Château Durfort-Vivens and Château Ferrière. The 30-hectare property sits next door to Château Latour; the two are the only Pauillac estates with parcels of limestone soils, thought to lend elegance and finesse in a commune often known for power. The vineyard is planted to a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon, complemented by Merlot.
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