Pauillac de Haut Bages Liberal Vintage:2009 violet and a touch of

violet and a touch of forest floor character

vivid and precise

The wine is powerful

While it may not exhibit the layering or the elegance and delicacy of several of the best wines here today

Pauillac de Haut Bages Liberal Vintage:2009 violet and a touch ofOne 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.