Frankrike

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Petit Verdot

Ch. Batailley

Chateau Batailley 5eme Cru Classe Pauillac

Bordeaux

Pauillac

Deep garnet-purple in color. Storms out with broody notes of tar and fried herbs, giving way to a core of red and black currants and boysenberries, plus a waft of black olives. The light to medium-bodied palate offers chewy tannins and bright acidity to frame the black and red berry flavors, finishing earthy.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

The 2023 Batailley is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs some swirling to coax out notes of blackcurrant jelly, plum preserves, and raspberry leaves followed by hints of rosebud tea, fertile loam, iron ore, and tree bark. The medium-bodied palate is tight-knit and refreshing, with firm fine-grained tannins and beautiful tension supporting the energetic black berry flavors, finishing long and savory. The blend is 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot.

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.

Always a Pauillac that I love to recommend, as it is packed with appellation signature, and it suits the slightly serious character of 2020. Entirely delivers on En Primeur promise, with charcoal, cigar box, slate, crayon and fragrant mint leaf set against waves of black cherry and cassis fruit. 42hl/ha, owned by the Casteja family.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2019 Batailley is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a little coaxing to bring out scents of redcurrant jelly, baked plums, and cassis, plus hints of cedar chest and dried herbs. The medium-bodied palate is fine-grained and lively, with bright, crunchy red and black fruits and an earthy finish.

The 2018 Batailley has a deep garnet-purple color. It opens with notes of cedar, clove oil, and wild sage, over a core of redcurrants, black cherries, and cassis, plus a hint of tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers great intensity of tightly wound fruit, framed by grainy tannins and compelling tension, finishing long.

Amateur

Floral and lifted nose with raspberry, cassis, fine wood and mild spices. Dense palate with ripe and rounded extract, well-balanced with finely roasted notes, coffee, mocha and savoury dark fruit, and a long and weighty finish, well balanced.

Sommelier

Dense dark ruby colour with a purple hue. Nice intensity on the nose, roasted coffee, fine wood, graphite, cassis and layers of dark fruit. Dense palate rather full and ample with high tannin, yet rounded without hard edges, fine integration of wood, juicy dark fruit, tobacco notes and a long elegant finish. Still a youthful wine meriting ageing but good potential.

Bang on Pauillac typcity and well integrated oak, this is juicy and well controlled, full of cassis, blackberry, slate, black chocolate, cocoa bean and crayon. Excellent quality, a real crowd pleaser, one to look out for. 60% new oak. Denis Dubourdieu consultant.

The 2013 Batailley is medium garnet colored with a touch of brick. It rolls out with open-knit notes of kirsch, dried plums, and fruitcake, plus suggestions of unsmoked cigars, tree bark, and graphite. The medium-bodied palate has an appealing core of youthful black fruit with a firm, chewy texture and an herbal lift on the finish.

Red wine with a medium, towards well rather, dark ruby-red. Quite elegant nose here. I would talk about the classic style, with some toasted wood, roasted coffee, dark berries, cassis, some leather; but with a very good purity of fruit and it seems a high level of ripeness. Good density and weight here. It is really ample fruit with those dark-berry flavours; cassis, dark plum and some chocolate. The oak is noticeable on the palate, but I really talk about fine wood here, adding a touch of that roasted coffee, vanilla. Already with that finely grained tannins, contributing to the freshness and the length. Elegant and stylish - classic style. Really persistent, on the finish, very good length. Still youthful, but already quite delicious, if I may say so, but definitely a wine that will continue to develop for many, many years.

Oppleves som ganske ung. Taniner som sparker litt, noe ubalanse, noe eike preget. Tett mørk frukt. Kan se for meg at dette blir riktig så flott om noen år. 

Amatør

We are in full on classic Pauillac territory here, sculpted and balanced juicy blackcurrant and bilberry fruits, great lift on the finish, one of best value wines of the tasting, sleek tannins, studded with freshly cut herbs and charcoal. For a long time the 2009 was the best of the two vintages at Batailley, but the 2010 is now taking the lead. 55% new oak for ageing, Philippe Casteja owner.

Love this wine, I drink it regularly at home, and it always performs excellently in blind tastings, delivering so much of what we love about Pauillac. Ruby red colour, still vibrant, full of silky black fruits, pencil lead and mint leaf, revs up through the mid palate with layers of bilberry, cassis, slate and crushed rocks. You will get longer-lasting Pauillac 2009s, but this is thoroughly enjoyable and built to share. 55% new oak for ageing, Philippe Casteja owner.

Old school charm, well balanced, pencil lead, crayon, graphite, cassis, plum, mint leaf, signature Batailley, bounding energy, in the way that Gloria was finessed classic St Julien, this plays the same role in Pauillac. Sums up why 2005 works - so drinkable today and yet will keep on delivering for 30 years. Love this. Doesn't shout out its presence, but it just exudes confidence and restrained power. 50% new oak, Denis Dubourdieu consultant, Philippe Castéja owner.

Skogbunn, jordlig, kirsebær, strawberry, pepper, lær og plomme.


Expert

Tobakk frukt lang, moden bordeaux. En drøm i munnen.
Litt stram i begynnelsen men etter 10-15 minutter i glasset (1 time i dekanter) åpned den seg helt perfekt. Korken var litt skadet så hadde lave forhåpninger!

Kategori	Rødvin
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Produsent	Ch. Batailley
Årgang	2003
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Pauillac
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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