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Château Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Grand Cru classé
2016
History The Libéral family founded the estate at the beginning of the 18th century. Generation after generation, they succeeded in forming a vineyard consisting of some of the best soil in Pauillac. This magnificent vineyard recaptured its youth in 1960 when the Cruse family acquired the property. The Cruses then implemented a replanting plan. Château Haut Bages Libéral was included among the fifth growths in the 1855 classification. Since the arrival of the Villars family in 1983, Haut...
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What a lovely run of Pauillacs in this vintage; hefty, deep, not subtle at this early stage, with chewy tannins, and long lives ahead. Not charming wines, but powerful. At Haut-Bages Libéral they're undergoing conversion to organic and biodynamic. They harvested right through until 19 October in 2016, and here the rich damson fruit and tannins are enrobed by oak, with some heat on the finish. Matured in 40% new oak. Eric Boissenot consults.
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Solid tannins, black fruits and dark chocolate go into this dense wine. It is a powerful statement of Pauillac; this will develop slowly and take its time to soften out.
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Combinant la puissance du millésime et le raffinement dont le cru fait toujours preuve, le 2016 est assez irrésistible. C'est un vin raffiné et soyeux. Un Pauillac en dentelle.
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Liquid purple, relatively opulent on the nose. Quite deep and trying very hard. Attractive spiciness and no excess of dryness of tannin. Well managed and well balanced. The only reproach one might make is that it is a little mild and low key – but then so is Lafite. Quite a bit of weight. Very vigorous. Very good! Very fine tannins, there in abundance.
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