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2008 Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (68%), Merlot (32%)
Ready - mature
Product: 20088014795
2008 Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.

The moment we tasted Ch. Haut-Bages Libéral, we were blown away by its sheer class and star quality. Having tasted in Pauillac all day, this was like a breath of fresh air and was, by a mile, the first wine to make our list of Top 10 Value wines to buy. With a beautiful mix of red and black fruit, this was complex, intense and powerful with a classic cedar nose, fine, elegant tannins and chocolate complexity. Rounded off by a lovely juicy finish and smooth fruit, this remains one of our favourite wines of the vintage.

Berry Bros. & Rudd

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Maturity Ready - mature
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (68%), Merlot (32%)
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Château Haut-Bages Libéral

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Pauillac

Pauillac

The aristocrat of the Médoc boasts 75 percent of the region’s First Growths, with Grand Cru Classés representing 84 percent of production. Pauillac's First Growths each have their own unique characteristics: Ch. Lafite Rothschild produces the region’s most aromatically-complex and subtly-flavoured wine, while – with its high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon – Ch. Mouton Rothschild can produce a decadently rich, fleshy and exotic wine.
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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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