This second wine of 5th Growth Haut-Bages Liberal is a very nice and relatively good value Bordeaux. Nose is lovely and shows graphite, leafy cassis and berry fruit, warm gravel, and a waft of a sweet-adjacent baking spice note. Mouthfilling, and with surprisingly good acidity for an ‘18, the palate has nicely concentrated fruit and savory notes. Some soft but significant tannin packed away in the finish. This is drinking quite well now but will probably be better in a year or two. — a month ago
Fr, 20.12.2024: — 2 days ago
Ah so nice to find a ‘15 vintage. This is classic Bordeaux, a little leathery and earthy, and cassis notes on the finish. I love it. — 13 days ago
For our reception, I packed a magnum of this in 2007 into my suitcase.. Same as it was that night, it is tonight. Every 750ml I/we have had since then has better than the magnum I brought. The magnum was good, but a touch broken down. This is in amazing shape. Storage is everything w/ wine of this age.
The nose was straight up brighter, aged fruit profile with mushrooms, sweetened led pencil & barnyard. Beautiful. Classic 80’s seminole Bordeaux. 48 years from inception & 46 years in bottle, amazing.
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This is a perfect example of why I love Bordeaux. — 3 months ago
No specific notes but very good vintage and a classical Pauillac, ready to drink but no rush. — 16 days ago
Yeah baby, aged Bordeaux hitting a peak. — 3 months ago
Dark cherries. A little organic bark. Black pepper and cassis. Subtle minerals. — 4 months ago
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En Manresa con Adria, Eglantina, Bob and María — 15 days ago