chateau haut batailley 5eme cru classe pauillac

Château Haut Batailley

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

Name: Château Haut Batailley, 5ème Cru Classé, Pauillac
Brand: Château Haut Batailley
Price: 303.53 GBP

93/100

Inside Bordeaux

95/100

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2020
6x75cl
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£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

Producer:

Château Haut Batailley

style:

Red Wine

Grape Variety:

Cab Sauvignon Merlot

abv:

13.5%

allergen information

This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.