Château Haut Bages Liberal 2003 Bouteille (75cl)
The 2003 Château Haut Bages Libéral is a red wine from Pauillac in Bordeaux, produced by Château Haut Bages Libéral and classified as a 5th Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It blends 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot. The Wine Advocate awarded it 87/100, Jancis Robinson 17/20, and James Suckling 94/100. Critics describe a powerful, structured Pauillac with notes of cassis, sweet tobacco, and rich fruit, featuring a dry, tannic finish. Jancis Robinson recommends drinking it between 2010 and 2013, while James Suckling advises opening it after 2014.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot
Château Haut Bages Libéral
Château Haut-Bages Libéral is a Fifth Grand Cru Classé from 1855, situated in Pauillac, in the Médoc. Its 30-hectare vineyard is spread across the Bages plateau and plots near the Gironde estuary, part of which borders Château Latour. The estate is managed by Claire Villars-Lurton and is run according to certified organic and biodynamic farming practices.
- Owner
- Claire Villars-Lurton
- Maître de chais
- Thomas Bontemps
- Surface (ha)
- 30.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The estate’s origins date back to the early 18th century, when the Libéral family, then active in the wine brokerage business, gradually acquired plots of land in Pauillac. The family became owners of the estate in 1834 and associated their name with that of the locality of Bages. Château Haut-Bages Libéral was classified as a fifth growth in the 1855 classification. In 1864, the Libéral family sold the property to Antoine de Solminihac. The estate subsequently changed hands several times before being acquired by the Cruse family in 1960. The Cruses then undertook a programme to replant the vineyard. The Villars-Merlaut family took over the property in 1983. Claire Villars-Lurton, the third generation of this family, took over the management in 2000 and began transitioning the vineyard towards biodynamic farming and agroforestry from 2007 onwards. The winemaking facilities and historic buildings underwent refurbishment in 2017. The château has been certified as an organic wine estate since 2019 and as a biodynamic wine estate since 2021. Thomas Bontemps is the technical director responsible for winemaking.
