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2002 Château Haut-Bages Libéral |
| Vintage | 2002 |  Label 1 of 17   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Haut-Bages Libéral (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | Pauillac |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 19 notes) | |
| Tasted by CabIsKing on 8/9/2009 & rated 89 points: Nice fruity aromas with tobacco and licorice. A good mouthfeel with soft tannins and short finish. Don't know if it will get any better with time. Drink them if you have them. (511 views) | |
| Tasted by scott davis on 8/7/2009 & rated 86 points: Dense plum/ruby color, with a delicate nose of cassis and earth. The palate shows soft flavors of black cherry, currants, and spice box. With moderate tannin and a narrow finish, this is cleanly made but lacking intensity. (547 views) | |
| Tasted by Ilkkaw on 8/1/2009 & rated 89 points: (350 views) | |
| Tasted by Snarf on 6/3/2009 & rated 90 points: (556 views) | |
| Tasted by quagland on 5/29/2009 & rated 88 points: ruby color light near the rim the nose was impressive...fruit o plenty on the palate the wine seemed thin, as i was expecting more fruit medium finish this was a decent wine; the nose was great but the rest of the package failed to deliver 50+4+14+14+6=88 (710 views) | |
| Tasted by Snarf on 5/13/2009 & rated 90 points: (564 views) | |
| Tasted by Snarf on 1/19/2009 & rated 91 points: (617 views) | |
| Tasted by Jaybrams on 12/27/2008 & rated 88 points: (606 views) | |
| Tasted by tahava on 9/22/2008 & rated 88 points: (729 views) | |
| Tasted by Rayburn on 6/2/2008 & rated 88 points: Better than the last bottle. More fruit and typicity of Pauillac. Nice dark fruit, almost brooding. Medium tannin with a moderate finish. Drink up if you have them. (1269 views) | |
| Tasted by Hazeo on 5/26/2008 & rated 87 points: (921 views) | |
| Tasted by Hazeo on 5/9/2008 & rated 89 points: (872 views) | |
| Tasted by Ilkkaw on 3/28/2008 & rated 88 points: (988 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 3/8/2008 & rated 89 points: Very good value. Dark berries, tobacco, and licorice. Nice mouthfeel. Balanced. Short finish. A nice wine for the money. Will certainly look for more. (1501 views) | |
| Tasted by Hazeo on 2/21/2008 & rated 89 points: Very decent bottle, just shy of the 90-point mark. Great QPR. (1666 views) | |
| Tasted by Rayburn on 12/26/2007 & rated 86 points: Dumb Phase? Too early? Bad bottle? I'm not sure, but this wasn't enjoyable. Nose was reduced with black currant, smoke, burnt rubber. Palate was thick black tar, leather, prune and a touch of black currant. Where was the fruit? Followed for 4 hours and this didn't change a bit. Maybe my other bottle will be better in the far off future. (1597 views) | |
| Tasted by PDD on 12/24/2007 & rated 91 points: Decanted and let breathe for about 2.5 hours. Very nice and the tannins are very soft. Nice fruit and earthiness. Very well balanced. (1556 views) | |
| Tasted by obarwell on 1/3/2007 & rated 90 points: (1363 views) | |
| Tasted by GraemeG on 5/31/2006: WSET Advanced Cert3 - course wines (Fine Wine Partners, Sydney): {cork, 13%, A$80} Intense ruby. Youthful aromas of cedar, blackcurrant/blackberry, some herbaceousness. An honest wine, with a dry palate, soft acid, plenty of tannin, medium body and intensity. Flavours in harmony with aromas, decent medium length finish. Wants a little time develop some secondary characters, but not so much that the fruit goes, which it will… (478 views) |
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About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. Looking full onto the river from the earliest days, with an important port activity, traces of which go back to ancient times (shipment of bronze as long ago as 2000 B.C.), Pauillac's life has always been intimately linked to the history of wine. Although port activities were at the root of its prosperity, Pauillac had to wait until the eighteenth century when Bordeaux ceased to hold its privileged position to become a wine port. The town then became the natural outlet for the wine production of neighbouring cantons before reaching its zenith in a period when the vineyards were exceptionally prosperous. The characteristic of the Pauillac terroir is its exceptional relief: the many undulating ridges make it unique morphologically speaking. Highly favourable conditions facilitate the dissection of the layer of gravel. This thin, Garonne gravel from whose very poverty springs great richness, has an extremely effective natural drainage. With their velvet red colour with a hint of amber, the wines from the Pauillac appellation, full-bodied and rich in tannin, are vigorous. Powerful when young, their aromas of red fruits (black-currant, raspberry) or flowers (violets, roses, irises) melt with the passing of time into a bouquet which is long in the mouth. Rich and complex, the wines of Pauillac deserve to be laid down for a little longer. Production conditions (Decree dated November 14, 1936) In order to have the right to the Pauillac appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the commune of Pauillac and from precisely defined parcels in the communes of Cissac, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Sauveur, "excluding the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils", - satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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