Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

8.968 ratings
9.06 pro ratings
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
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Robert McCall

Required a decant to blow the funk off the top but opened up real nice to compliment our bolognese tonight.

Required a decant to blow the funk off the top but opened up real nice to compliment our bolognese tonight.

Sep 1st, 2019
BrixChick Liza

Dense inky Pauilliac delight Lean angular wine that is serious with a fun side especially for acid queens

Dense inky Pauilliac delight Lean angular wine that is serious with a fun side especially for acid queens

1 person found it helpfulFeb 13th, 2015
Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.0

Complex and rich but tight and tannins are still to young and powerful- needs time to balance and get rounder

Complex and rich but tight and tannins are still to young and powerful- needs time to balance and get rounder

Aug 16th, 2015
Tyler Armour

Great nose, no magical tannin structure though.

Great nose, no magical tannin structure though.

Jul 8th, 2013
J Ferrugia

Classic Bordeaux… ripe cherry, pencil lead, a bit of cedar and a touch of old leather when open and decanted for an hour. A beautiful wine with an initial acidic finish… but mellowed out with air and some time in the decanter. Fully mature… and this bottle Slightly oxidized at the edges… but no drop off in intensity. A few years left, but drinking well now.

Classic Bordeaux… ripe cherry, pencil lead, a bit of cedar and a touch of old leather when open and decanted for an hour. A beautiful wine with an initial acidic finish… but mellowed out with air and some time in the decanter. Fully mature… and this bottle Slightly oxidized at the edges… but no drop off in intensity. A few years left, but drinking well now.

Apr 9th, 2023
Scott Petrus

Ripe cassis.

Ripe cassis.

Feb 20th, 2022
Stefan Östlund

At the peak!!

At the peak!!

Dec 17th, 2019
David Newland

2009 vintage. Classic Bordeaux. Dark purple color, with flowers, cherries, hint if dirt in the nose. Slightly tannic at first but nice balance with dark fruits and oak finish.

2009 vintage. Classic Bordeaux. Dark purple color, with flowers, cherries, hint if dirt in the nose. Slightly tannic at first but nice balance with dark fruits and oak finish.

Feb 22nd, 2017
Patrick Murphy

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Oaky, dark, intense, younger, second wine.

Very focused smell, deep dark black fruits, currants, cranberry.

Strong tannins, scrapy.

Best with seared steak, complex sauces.

Wine Essentials: Classic World Wine Tour @iceculinary

Institute of Culinary Education wine tasting class.

Oaky, dark, intense, younger, second wine.

Very focused smell, deep dark black fruits, currants, cranberry.

Strong tannins, scrapy.

Best with seared steak, complex sauces.

Sep 28th, 2016
Jeffrey Eggleston

Dry, nice. Needs to open up. Comment more later.

Dry, nice. Needs to open up. Comment more later.

Jun 27th, 2016