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Manage Subscriptions2015 Château Haut-Bages Libéral
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Pauillac
Community Tasting Notes 36
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Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 points
December 10, 2023 - 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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Psdycp wrote: 89 points
October 27, 2023 - 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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AJCM Likes this wine: 91 points
October 3, 2023 - Haut-Bages Liberal Winery
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Steve Cub Likes this wine: 91 points
June 18, 2023 - 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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spineguy Likes this wine:
April 29, 2023 - Still quite young. At 2 hours in the decanter it was just beginning to open up. Unfortunately, dinner was almost over. Nice composition and balance of tannins, albeit more time would have been even better. Looking forward to my next bottle in a few years with proper time in the decanter.
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By Neal Martin
Finally: Bordeaux 2015 In Bottle (Jul 2019), 7/1/2019 (link)(Haut-bages-libéral Haut-bages-libéral Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/24/2019 (link)(Ch Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
May 2018, 5/1/2018 (link)(Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2015 Bordeaux: Every Bottle Tells a Story... (Feb 2018), 2/18/2018 (link)(Haut-bages Libéral Haut-bages Libéral Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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2/1/2018 (link)(Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Pauillac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Let the Good Times Roll: 2015 Bordeaux from Bottle, 11/30/2017 (link)(Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Medoc 2015 in bottle, 11/2/2017 (link)(Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/17/2017 (link)(Ch Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/29/2016 (link)(Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Pauillac, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/2/2016 (link)(Ch Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux’s Radiant 2015s (Apr 2016), 4/1/2016 (link)(Haut-bages Liberal Haut-bages Liberal) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2016, 4/1/2016 (link)(Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Pauillac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2015
- 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
- UPC Codes 1760161701169, 3251091613748, 3292144712155, 3364420076241, 3448821600615, 3450301150848, 3453521219197, 3453521240511, 3609050696040, 3760268701145, 3760268701169, 3760268701176, 3760268703040, 3760868707769, 400005141096, 649185008182, 7070292995912, 8794268701169
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 12 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,178 (84%)
- Consumed 217 (15%)
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationPauillac
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