Community Tasting Notes 13

• Paul S wrote: 92 points

  July 9, 2019 - Hsien Min's Birthday Dinner (Nouri): Surprisingly good, even if it was put in the shade by a lovely bottle of 1975 Haut Brion served on the same flight. I liked the nose on this, with its drifts of smoke and bacon, sweet cassis, earth and tobacco. Nice. The palate showed of the strength of structure and the clarity of a good Pauillac, with the shadow of powdery tannins and a nice freshness showing in its notes of cassis and lifted spice, along with some meat, earth and a little twist of orange peel at the finish. Not the most complex of wines at its age, but this was very enjoyable - a clean, direct, pure and very balanced expression of its terroir. Nice stuff. Quite ageless, but drinking enjoyably on the night.

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• KSWinegeek wrote:

  October 23, 2017 - Crumbling cork with huge amount of sediment in bottle. Brown color. Muted tobacco and cedar nose. Acidity on palate. On downhill, but still drinkable. Thanks Chuck for sharing.

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• Tavastgatan wrote: 91 points

  November 6, 2016 - Yeh, this bottle was much better. Perfect level. Wonderful mix of tartness and sweetness. 41 years down the road this is really singing.

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• Tavastgatan wrote: 89 points

  June 18, 2016 - Very light in colour and extraction. Tart and acidic with some funk that did not go away with air. All wet cork, so maybe not the best bottle.

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• DRK III Likes this wine: 94 points

  August 21, 2015 - More fruit forward than expected. Nice, mature Brdx. Tasted a little bit more like a right bank for a wine at this stage. Everything in perfect harmony, long finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1975
• Type Red
• Producer Château Haut-Bages Libéral
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Médoc
• Appellation Pauillac

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• In Cellars 99 (60%)
• Consumed 66 (40%)

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