The Libéral family founded the estate at the beginning of the 18th Century. Generation after generation, they succeeded in forming a vineyard consisting of some of the best soil in Pauillac. Château Haut-Bages Libéral was included among the fifth growths in the 1855 classification. Since the arrival of the Villars family in 1983, Haut-Bages Libéral has gradually recovered its formal glory. Today, the property is run by Claire Villars Lurton who modernised the winemaking facilities and introduced new, environmentally-
friendly methods.