Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal, Pauillac, 2022 Clusel Roch 2021 a very good Sauternes vintage

a very good Sauternes vintage now seventy-one years old

anchored by a solid core of red fruit and thyme-forward spice

and quietly thrilling

with silky tannins and a long

Chateau Haut-Bages Liberal, Pauillac, 2022 Clusel Roch 2021 a very good Sauternes vintageHaut Bages Liberal owns some of Pauillac's most enviable dirt: key plots sit right beside Chateau Latour and Pichon Lalande, on the same deep gravel over limestone. Under Claire Villars Lurton, who farms the estate organically and biodynamically, this fifth growth has become a purist, mineral driven expression of great terroir. The 2022 is roughly 87% Cabernet Sauvignon from a hot, sun drenched year that delivered ripe, concentrated fruit alongside