Product Description
The 2022 Haut-Bages-Libéral is a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot. The grapes were picked from the 6th to 26th of September and are being raised in 40% new oak, plus 20% in concrete tanks and amphorae.
Tasting Notes
Vinous 95
The 2022 Haut-Bages-Liberal was picked from 6 to 26 September and is being raised in 40% new oak, plus 20% in concrete tanks and amphorae. Yields were 45hL/ha, higher than many other estates, which Clare Villars-Lurton cites as a result of their long-term application of biodynamic viticulture and use of cover crops. It has an entrancing bouquet with blackberry, briary, crushed stone and light estuarine scents, understated initially but rapidly gaining intensity. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and saline with sculpted tannins, stunning balance and a mineral finish. This is an outstanding, vivacious 2022 from proprietor Claire Villars-Lurton.
Anticipated maturity: 2032-2070
Robert Parker 93-95
The 2022 Haut-Bages-Liberal is lovely, bursting with aromas of blackberries and cherries mingled with notions of orange zest, rose petals and violets. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and gourmand, with lively acids and a bright, chalky finish, its low pH of 3.54 reflects a decade of organic farming and the limestone subsoils that characterize this sector of Pauillac.
Producer Profile
Area under vines: 30 hectares
Soils: Deep gravels from the quaternary on limestone-clay subsoil
Average age of the vines: 35 years
Planting density: 10 000 vines/ha
Production: 120,000 bottles a year
Ageing: in 40% new oak barrels for 16 months
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon 70%
- Merlot 30%
Other wines: LA CHAPELLE DE BAGES, LA FLEUR DE HAUT-BAGES LIBERAL, LE PAUILLAC DE HAUT-BAGES LIBERAL
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