Liber Pater 'La Scene' 2010

La Revue du Vin de France

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

Clearly the most concentrated wine of the vintage, the wine is inky in color. Liber Pater waited until October 10 begin their harvest. In part, that explains the licorice, tobacco, cocoa, and ripe dark fruits. The wine is full bodied, concentrated and leaves with you fresh, black cherries, dark chocolate and cassis in the finish.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2010 may be the best Liber Pater I have tasted to date, although it is certainly hard to justify its pricing. The wine exhibits loads of forest floor, red and black currants, licorice, and lead pencil notes in a medium to full-bodied, rich, concentrated style that hits 14.2% natural alcohol. Drink it over the next 15 +years.

One of the most expensive non pedigree wines of Bordeaux, and to my way of thinking, absurdly overpriced, but the 2010 is indeed an outstanding effort, and apparently Asian buyers love it. Made from ridiculously low yields of 10 hectoliters per hectare, the final blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot is represented by a mere 150 cases. What makes this wine so special is that it is planted on its own vines, without any grafted American root stock, and the vines average about 35 years of age.

James Suckling

Intense aromas of blueberries, blackberries, and Moroccan spices like cardamom. Full body, with super integrated tannins and a long, long finish. A beautiful and balanced wine with super fine tannins. A tiny production red where everything is handmade in the most Burgundian way. Such harmony and balance.