The 2021 Haut-Bages Libéral is a powerful, dense wine. Black cherry, mocha, plum, licorice and incense are all amplified in a brooding, dense Pauillac endowed with notable textural richness and tons of sheer power. Aeration releases the wine’s bracing acidity and aromatics, yet the 2021 remains quite rich. Yields were just 31.5 hectoliters-per-hectare, about 30% lower than normal. Haut-Bages Libéral is a rare 2021 that needs time to shed some of its considerable baby fat. It’s a seriously impressive wine from Claire Lurton. The 2021 was aged 40% in new oak, 40% in once-filled barrels and 20% in a combination of amphora and concrete vat. | Vinous | 2022 | 95
Druiven: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot
Château Haut-Bages Monpelou, Cru Bourgeois, uit de stal van Borie-Manoux. Wordt onderhouden en geproduceerd door de makers van Château Batailly. Altijd heerlijke ouderwetse fruitige, sappige en “straight forward” Bordeaux. Echte Cru Bourgeois kwaliteit en goede waar voor het geld. Mooie horeca wijn.
Vinous 95 | Suckling 94 | Decanter 93 | Parker 92+ | Robinson 16+