Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2023 Qualitätswein

Château Haut-Bages Libéral, Pauillac 5ème cru classé 2023 QualitätsweinThe vineyards of Chteau Haut Bages Libral, a biodynamically certified estate next to Chteau Latour, are partly planted on limestone soil. With their illustrious neighbours, they are the only properties in Pauillac to benefit from this rare commodity. The 2022 Haut Bages Libral is huge and explosive right out of the gate. A rush of dark red cherry plum fruit, rose petal, blood orange, incense, licorice and mocha saturates the palate. Saline notes

The bunches of hand-harvested grapes are partially dried before pressing in order to concentrate their ripe

Subsequent developments included the addition of a guest house in 2010 and Michelin awarded restaurant ‘Les Belles Perdrix’ in 2012

joyously pink bubbly that makes a delicious change from Toni Garriga's impressive and inexpensive white cava reserva

before a long finish with suggestions of cool mint chocolate

hand-harvested from younger vines on the same gravel plateau as the Château wine

the wine ultimately offers more in length (with fresh fruit flavors and bright acidity) than it does in power or mid-palate

The raciness of this warm

‘This bottle contains wild fermented ciders which have been aged in neutral Irish whisky barrels and allowed to mature in our cellar

The finish carries the characteristic salinity of the estate's wine

Frédéric Rossignol cultivates biodynamically certified grapes that yield

with an unctuous

wonderful poise