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Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal, Grand Cru Pauillac, 2000

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
by Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal
$129.99
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A 25-year-old Fifth Growth Pauillac from one of Bordeaux's legendary vintages. The 2000 vintage is considered exceptional, and this bottle has been patiently waiting. Claire Villars-Lurton took the helm in 2000 after family tragedy, transforming the estate through biodynamic farming (certified Demeter 2022). With vineyards neighboring Château Latour on the Bages plateau, expect the classic Pauillac profile—cassis, graphite, cedar—now at perfect drinking maturity. 25-year-old Fifth Growth Pauillac from legendary 2000 vintage. Now Demeter-certified biodynamic. Vineyards neighbor Latour. Mature, elegant, ready to drink.

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Antonio Galloni

91 points

"The 2000 Haut Bages Libéral has a superior nose to the 2001, featuring intense black cherry fruit laced with truffle oil and crushed violets; it seems very youthful. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and plenty of sweet black fruit laced with blood orange and white pepper, building gently to a nicely proportioned finish. Maybe this is the dark horse of the 2000 vintage, because it is aging very well." —Neal Martin

Robert Parker

89 points

"One of the best examples I have recently tasted from this estate, the saturated blue/purple Haut-Bages Liberal offers up notes of incense, licorice, pepper, and cassis. In the mouth, it is fat, juicy, with a certain succulence, low acidity, and ripe tannin. This may be the best wine produced by this estate in many a year. In spite of its precocious showing in my tastings, the wine actually needs 2-3 years of cellaring." —Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Wine Spectator

92 points

"This is grippy and old-school in style, with a core of warmed fig and black currant paste flavors framed by ample charcoal and baker's chocolate notes, but this is well-integrated, and everything cruises nicely through a sanguine-accented finish."

Wine Enthusiast

90 points

"This fifth growth is punching above its class under the control of Claire Villars-Lurton (whose family also runs Chasse-Spleen and La Gurgue). The wine is foursquare, rich and solid, filled with firm tannins. Blackcurrant fruit flavors, herbs and acidity complete a serious style of wine." —Roger Voss

More about Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal

Fifth-growth finesse. Claire Villars-Lurton's personal triumph—certified organic (2019) and biodynamic (2021). The Libéral family name goes back to the 18th century. 30 hectares of limestone terroir delivering wines with energy and precision. Worth every penny.

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Perfect Pairings

beef Wellington, grilled porterhouse, roasted beef tenderloin, herb-crusted venison, beef bourguignon

Tasting Profile

Deep ruby Pauillac with dark cherry, cassis, and tobacco aromas. Full-bodied with ripe tannins and balanced acidity, finishing with blackcurrant, spice, and mineral notes.