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Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal

Fifth Growths Grand Cru Classe

AT THE ORIGINS

The LIBERAL family had run the estate since the early XVIII th century. Then as wine brokers from father to son, they would sell most of the crops to the Netherlands and Belgium. Thanks to their name being next to that of the place, they were often invited to sit at the round tables of the political parties by the same name all over the world.

As time passed, those fine connoisseurs of wine collected the best soils of the Pauillac area. That is why half of the vineyard of this 1855 fifth classified growth is next to Château Latour and the other half is behind Château Pichon Baron, located on the higher part of the place called « Bages », a large plateau south of Pauillac.

A BEAUTIFUL VINEYARD

This beautiful vineyard found a new youth in 1960 when the Cruse family, the owner at the time of Château Pontet-Canet - also a fifth classified growth - purchased the estate and launched a vast program of replanting the vines.

But it is not until the arrival of the Villars-Merlaut family in 1982 that Château Hau-Bages Liberal came back into its former splendor. Jacques Merlaut and his family already owned Château Chasse Spleen and château La Gurgue.

At the demise of her parents, Claire Villars took over and since 2000 - when the various estates were shared among the members of the family - she has fully been in charge of the estate as well as Château Ferrière and Château La Gurgue.

1855 CLASSIFICATION

From the beginning of the 19th century, the wine brokers had established a classification of great wines according to their reputation, fame and price.

But it is on April 18th, 1855 at the request of Emperor Napoléon III and with the Paris world Fair in mind, that the latest classification was published. The list includes 61 wines, all coming from the Medoc area except Château Haut-Brion, produced in the Graves appellation. The 61 wineries were classified in 5 levels.

Today, the 1855 classification has indeed a historic but also a real value because the wines from these classified properties are exceptional and their terroirs are the greatest in the region.

CLAIRE VILLARS LURTON

Though she was born into a wine growers' family, Claire Villars Lurton did not intend to manage a property. She lived in Paris where she had a master's degree in chemistry and physics. She was preparing a thesis in physics dealing with the preservation of old books at the CNRS (NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH) when her parents died in an accident in 1992. She decided to get actively involved in the management of the family properties. She gave up her studies and joined her grandfather Jacques Merlaut to continue the work of her mother Bernadette Villars Merlaut.

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 酒款：

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 奧巴里奇城堡

The nose is fresh, crisp and exalted aromas of small black berries. A few notes of spices and tobacco distributed in the bouquet a certain elegance. In the mouth, the attack is full and ample. The wine is precise, with firm tannins and well-proportioned acidity. The style is both gourmet and classic. The finish is long and voluminous.

La Chapelle de Bages 奧巴里奇城堡夏貝爾副牌

The nose is very expressive and clear with aromas of red fruits and tobacco. On the palate, the fruit is juicy and the tannins are round. A few notes of minerality and a clean style.

A balance and a straight structure that make it a very pleasant wine to drink.

Le Pauillac de Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 奧巴里奇城堡波雅克副牌

The nose is very expressive and clear with aromas of red fruits and tobacco. On the palate, the fruit is juicy and the tannins are round. A few notes of minerality and a clean style.

A balance and a straight structure that make it a very pleasant wine to drink.

La Fleur de Haut-Bages Liberal 奧巴里奇城堡美人副牌

The nose is very expressive and clear with aromas of red fruits and tobacco. On the palate, the fruit is juicy and the tannins are round. A few notes of minerality and a clean style.

A balance and a straight structure that make it a very pleasant wine to drink.

Le Haut-Medoc de Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 奧巴里奇城堡上梅多克

The nose offers expressions of ripe black fruits; as well as a slightly acidic freshness. On the palate, the attack is frank and subtle. The structure is supple with rather present tannins. The wine is ample and offers a nice volume in the finish.

Le Rose De Vertheuil

The nose has a pretty bouquet of aromas of fresh and ripe summer fruits, flowers (rose petals) and a slight hint of spice. The palate is round and supple. A soft freshness that reminds the taste of a ripe white peach. A rosé made of balance, roundness, fruity and freshness. A wine that will pleasantly accompany your aperitifs and summer meals.

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal

Fifth Growths Grand Cru Classe

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal 酒款：

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