The 2020 La Chapelle de Haut-Bages Libéral is a gorgeous second wine. Racy and supple, with no hard edges, the 2020 offers up copious dark red cherry/plum fruit intermingled with sweet floral notes. The 2020 was aged 60% in French oak and 40% in concrete, which adds notable purity and freshness. This is beautifully done.
92 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Feb 2023)
This wine is structured, with great black fruits alongside swathes of tannins. This second wine of Haut-Bages Libéral is rich and needs aging. Drink from 2026. Organic and biodynamic.
92 points, Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast (Apr 2023)
Clear, perfumed, herbal red fruit on the nose which is forward, aromatic and expressive. Shiny and clear, a lovely punch of red fruits on the palate - cherries, strawberries, raspberries - that have a pristine quality. Energetic, very strict and lean fruit, mouthwatering acidity and a real mineral undertone. Crisp, with bite, but also then a creamy undercurrent and almost powdery tannins. It’s on the bold side, a wide frame with a touch of heat and spice that lingers around the edges but this will settle. I love the beautiful, pretty, appealing and welcoming red fruits which are partnered by clove, liquorice, aniseed, cola, coffee and tobacco.
92 points, Georgina Hindle, Decanter (Jan 2023)
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