Pauillac de Haut Bages Liberal Vintage:2009 despite a year in which

despite a year in which what von Schubert described as nature’s eventual “turbo-autumn” was preceded by severe hail and an unprecedented tornado that felled 200-year-old trees and a portion of the vineyard walls – to say nothing of the toll it took on vines

pears and quince in an oxidative

The wine is powerful

violet and a touch of forest floor character

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 despite a year in whichOne 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.