Pauillac de Haut Bages Liberal Vintage:2009 Asian spices and candied rose

Asian spices and candied rose develop a vibrant mineral quality in the glass

vivid and precise

violet and a touch of forest floor character

It has spent time in oak barrels

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 Asian spices and candied roseOne 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.