2015 Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  4/10/2024 - EspenK65 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  From the first moment it gets poured into the glass, you smell the Bordeaux soil, with some touches of leather and spice. The taste is big and fresh, driven by blackcurrant, cherries at first, then the earthy, leathery and spicy flavors take over, with some tannins showing as well. Will probably improve over the next few years, but drinks very nicely now!
  Drank from a Coravin-opened bottle at Red Dot Wine Bar, Kristiansand, Norway

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  12/10/2023 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium reddish-purple garnet in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of cherries, blueberries & cassis with overtones of earthy/dusty & herbal notes, some floral notes, anise, tobacco, minerals, & cedar in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blueberries & plums with herbs, minerals, spices & oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but it should develop further with additional aging.

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  10/27/2023 - Psdycp wrote: 89 Points

  Floral and blueberries notes with a touch of clove and star anise. Very Margaux like in its aromatic nose. Palate is still somewhat astringent. Good fruit and spice. Medium-bodied. Transition to a clean finish is light and edgy. Need more time for the elements to settle down and harmonise if the fruit can hold.

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  10/3/2023 - AJCM Likes this wine: 91 Points

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  6/18/2023 - Steve Cub Likes this wine: 91 Points

  6 hour decant here. It was very closed for the first couple hours and fruited up nicely after about 4-5 hours. Cherries, blackberries, some mineral, tobacco, a bit of acid, silky tannins. Medium-long finish. Medium body. I think this will be a very interesting wine given 3-4 more years; it has great potential and a good bouquet right now.

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