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.
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.
Nov 8th, 2024Vintage 2018 | powerfull but also elegance
Vintage 2018 | powerfull but also elegance
Jul 30th, 2023Very dark red in color, raspberry jam aroma. Notes of darker fruits up front to taste, mild acidity, and maybe one of the more unusual finishes I’ve encountered. Earthy minerals, plant-like and stone with a very bitter follow through. Not for me. (🎥 Last Night in Soho)
Very dark red in color, raspberry jam aroma. Notes of darker fruits up front to taste, mild acidity, and maybe one of the more unusual finishes I’ve encountered. Earthy minerals, plant-like and stone with a very bitter follow through. Not for me. (🎥 Last Night in Soho)
1 person found it helpfulJan 23rd, 2022Nice spice to the nose. Oak on the front with cassia and red fruit, med+ acidity, high grippy tannins, full body blackcurrant on the back. Gravelly minerality but smooth. It's good, but I think I still prefer right bank Bordeaux's lol.
Nice spice to the nose. Oak on the front with cassia and red fruit, med+ acidity, high grippy tannins, full body blackcurrant on the back. Gravelly minerality but smooth. It's good, but I think I still prefer right bank Bordeaux's lol.
Jan 16th, 2025Yum. Dark intense fruit with perfectly integrated tannins lingering for minutes in the finish. Dark roasted coffee and dark chocolate edged with minerals.
Yum. Dark intense fruit with perfectly integrated tannins lingering for minutes in the finish. Dark roasted coffee and dark chocolate edged with minerals.
Jan 25th, 2023Smooth, dark cherries. A little less body than expected
Smooth, dark cherries. A little less body than expected
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