This is very floral with blueberry, fresh-currant and currant-bush aromas. Crushed stones. Medium body and creamy, lightly chewy tannins with citrus and blueberries. Tangy and pretty. From biodynamically grown grapes.

Solid, with dark plum and currant fruit forming the core, while tobacco and iron accents add bass and cut through the finish. Has the fresh cut of the vintage. - James Molesworth, winespectator.com, April 2018

The 2017 Haut-Bages Libéral is dense, pliant and nuanced, with plenty of red cherry, blood orange, smoke and spice notes that give the wine a decidedly exotic character. There is good depth and resonance to the 2017, if not quite the finesse or balance of the other wines in Claire Lurton's range. Haut-Bages Libéral is now a fully biodynamic property. - vinous.com, May 2018

The 2017 Haut-Bages-Libéral offers blackberry and cedar on the nose, classically flaired and nicely defined though perhaps a little conservative in style compared to others. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin although it lacks a little density in the middle and tapers towards the finish with pencil shavings “liberally” sprinkled over the aftertaste. I suspect that this Pauillac will drink nicely over the next decade. Tasted at the UGC trade tasting. - vinous.com, May 2018

Deep cherry with smudgy rim. Lifted cherry fruit on the nose – pretty and bright. Soft, supple and rather gentle but all in balance. Creamy finish. - Julia Harding, jancisrobinson.com, April 2018

Deep cherry with smudgy rim. Lifted cherry fruit on the nose – pretty and bright. Soft, supple and rather gentle but all in balance. Creamy finish. (JH)

Tasted blind. Deep ruby colour. Bright red fruit on the nose, a touch leafy. Very lively and acid-led – perhaps a touch lean but some will like this compact nature. The fruit just lacks a little definition. Medium-length finish. (TP)