Pauillac de Haut Bages Liberal Vintage:2009 despite a year in which

despite a year in which what von Schubert described as nature’s eventual “turbo-autumn” was preceded by severe hail and an unprecedented tornado that felled 200-year-old trees and a portion of the vineyard walls – to say nothing of the toll it took on vines

pears and quince in an oxidative

Asian spices and candied rose develop a vibrant mineral quality in the glass

vivid and precise

the vines are a mix of ages between 15 and 30+ years)

Pauillac de Haut Bages Liberal Vintage:2009 despite a year in whichOne of the best efforts from this estate since the 1982, this wine remains fairly priced. It exhibits ripe blue and black fruits, a dense plum purple color, good acidity buttressing a remarkably rich, fleshy, sumptuous texture, and oodles of smoky black currant and blueberry fruit. Ripe, heady and rich, this wine will probably benefit from 2 5 years of cellaring despite its precociousness and keep for two decades.