Château Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
    Château Batailley

    Château Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2022

    96/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    94-96/100
    The Wine Independent
    94-96/100
    Vinous
    Available Vintages
    Broking
    1. 2022

      6x75cl

      DP

      £236.74

    2. 2022

      1x3L

      DP

      £181.28

    3. 2022

      1x9L

      DP

      £615.88

    4. 2022

      1x12L

      DP

      £797.17

    5. 2022

      1x15L

      DP

      £1,014.46

    6. 2022

      1x18L

      DP

      £1,255.75

    7. 2022

      1x27L

      DP

      £4,619.63

    En primeur
    1. 2022

      12x37.5cl

      EP

      £201.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2022 Batailley will have a special label to commemorate the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Opening with smouldering black fruits, camphor, sandalwood, balsam, mint and exotic spices, the palate continues in the same vein with lots of mineral infused black cherry and cassis. Engaging, juicy and vibrant, framed by tannins packed with sultry fruits and hints of dark chocolate. There's lots of material here. One for the cellar.

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    Critic Reviews

    94-96/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown,
    The Wine Independent
    The 2022 Batailley is composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it comes galloping out with energetic notes of crushed blackcurrants, Morello cherries, and fresh, juicy blackberries, plus hints of tar, licorice, lavender, and garrigue. The medium-bodied palate delivers taut, muscular black fruits with loads of spicy sparks and a firm texture of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long and mineral-laced. pH 3.7.
    drinking window 2028 - 2048
    date of review 05/2023
    96/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    You can't ignore the construction of the tannins here, but there is a plenty of juice in between and this is a gorgeous Batailley. On brand Pauillac, as it so often is, delivering slate, liquorice, energy, cassis, blackberry, orange peel, cardamom, black pepper, graphite, grip. Classic balance also, you don't feel you are in an extreme vintage here. Two thirds of the production is in the first wine of Batailley in this vintage. 55% new oak. A label in honour of Queen Elizabeth II also...
    drinking window 2030 - 2047
    date of review 05/2023
    94-96/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2022 Batailley was picked from 8 to 27 September (at the same time as Lynch-Moussas) and is raised in 55% new oak. It comes with a newly-designed label. It has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry and cassis, violet and tobacco. The palate is clean and precise on the entry. With lovely focus and detail, this is a sophisticated Batailley with a surfeit of mineralité and excellent clarity and typicity on the finish. Unequivocally, one of the finest iterations of Batailley that the Castèja family has overseen. This Batailley is like driving a classic old car, and I mean that in the best possible sense.
    drinking window 2032 - 2060
    date of review 05/2023

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pauillac
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    13%

    allergen information

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