Château Haut Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
    Château Haut Batailley

    Château Haut Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac, 2020

    93/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    95/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2020

      6x75cl

      DP

      £303.53

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    The third full vintage made under Cazes ownership, and it is beginning to find its new identity. There’s noticeably more density compared with Haut Batailleys of old, but with no less charm. Expressive and quite lavish on the nose, there is a mass of sweetly spiced plums and dark cassis infused with minerals. The palate is pure cashmere. There’s a real sense of luxury to the finely poised fruit and tannic structure – intense, bright and very pleasing. 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot.

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2020 Haut-Batailley is another Pauillac that appears to be blossoming in bottle. It has a very complex bouquet with pencil-box-infused black fruit that unfurls gracefully in the glass. Quintessential Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins, real depth and concentration and plenty of cassis toward the precocious yet controlled finish. Superb. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
    drinking window 2032 - 2065
    date of review 11/2024
    93/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    Great balance and depth, beautiful character of cassis, crayon, cruhed rock, slate and ink with juicy bleuberry underneath, great quality wine with real Pauillac character, brushed with a softer edge. Julien Galland technical director as of this vintage. 60% new oak. Harvest September 14 to 29, with fruit from 22ha of vines.
    drinking window 2026 - 2040
    date of review 01/2024

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    Pauillac
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    12.5%

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