Château Haut-Bages  Liberal 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy, well-built and offers a beautiful definition. It reveals notes of strawberry and more slightly black cherry associated with small touches of wild raspberry, cassis as well as hints of gray pepper, spices, graphite and a very discreet hint of caramelization. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful suavity, a beautiful precision/aromatic purity, tension, a beautiful finesse, fat, fullness, dynamism, a beautiful acidulous frame as well as a good guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy cassis and more slightly cherry associated with tpouches of crushed wild strawberry, liquorice as well as discreet hints of tonka bean. Tannins are fine and elegant.