Chateau Haut Batailley, Pauillac, 2019

Chateau Haut Batailley

Expressive notes of black cherry preserves, stewed black plums, and creme de cassis, leading to hints of graphite, chargrill, and tapenade. The medium to full-bodied palate is densely packed with muscular black fruit and earthy layers, framed by firm, grainy tannins and oodles of freshness, finishing with fantastic length.

France

Bordeaux

Robust, dense, powerful

Red

14.0

75.0

76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot

"A fine effort from this cru classé located between Lynch-Bages, Forts de Latour and Pichon Lalande, the 2019 Haut-Batailley offers up aromas of minty berries, loamy soil, violets, cedar and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, succulent palate with a pretty core of fruit, lively acids and powdery structuring tannins. This is the second vintage produced by the Cazes family since their acquisition of the château in 2017."
93/100
-William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

"Plenty of blueberry and chocolate aromas
and flavors. It’s full and chewy with a powerful
finish. Tar and graphite at the end. Solid core
of fruit and tannin here. One of the most
structured I have had from here. Cazes family
making the difference."
JAMES SUCKLING 95-96/100