Château Haut-Bages-Libéral: Tasting & Drinking
The wines of Château Haut-Bages-Libéral were encountered early on in my exploration of Bordeaux, this early encounter reflecting the more affordable prices. The style was always rather worthy and workmanlike, and could offer good value to those in the know. In my experience, though, the wines rarely caused any excitement.
In more recent vintages, however there has been a more attractive, lifted style apparent, with a more gentle and texturally caressing character, which I have found more appealing. Having said that, I can’t help feeling that the wines are certainly still missing something. When you look on a map and see the location of the vineyards, across the road from Château Latour, down the road from Château Pichon-Lalande, round the corner from Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste – I can’t help feeling that this is an estate with some untapped potential.
