The name of Chateau Haut-Sages Liberal has two roots. The LIBERAL family ran the property in the early eighteenth century. Brokers from father to son, they sold the harvest in the Netherlands and Belgium. Their name adjoining to the topographical designation, earned them to be invited worldwide to the table of political parties of the same name. Over time, these connoisseurs gathered the best soils of Pauillac. Thus, this 5th Classified Growth in 1855 now has half of its vineyards adjacent to Chateau Latour and the other half behind Chateau Pichon Baron, on the heights of the locality Sages, a large plateau in the south of Pauillac.
The property would regain his youth when, in 1960, the Cruse fam ily, owner of Chateau Pontet Ca net, another 5th Classified Growth in Pauillac, acqu ired the property. The Cru se would launch an extensive program of replanting the vineyard. However, it was in 1983 at the arrival of the Villars family that Chateau Haut-Sages Liberal really recovered its former glory. Today, the property is run by Claire VILLARS LURTON . She undertook an overhaul of the tool of winemaking and she directs the vineyard management to a sustainable viticulture.

The vintage is the earliest of the last years. Rainfall from April to September was lower than  previous years, about 45% less compared to 2007. This resulted in a lower yield per vine. September  and October had cool nights, which resulted in a steady and rapid maturation of the grapes with  optimal health conditions. All the varieties reached a high level of polyphenols and kept a nice  freshness. The merlot were harvested from September 21st to 29th and the cabernet sauvignon from  September 29th to October 9th of 2009. 

Traditional in stainless and concrete vats, whose volumes are proportional to the plots

The vintage is the earliest of the last 5 years. Rainfall from April to September was lower than previous years, about 45% less compared to 2007. This resulted in a lower yield per vine. September and October had cool nights, which resulted in a steady and rapid maturation of the grapes with optimal health conditions. All the varieties reached a high level of polyphenols and kept a nice freshness. The merlot were harvested from September 21st to 29th and the cabernet sauvignon from September 29th to October 9th of 2009.