Lea & Sandeman Wine Merchants

CHÂTEAU BATAILLEY

2021 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac

Grapes Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cab Sauv, Cab Franc
Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Pauillac
Classification 5ème Cru Classé
ABV 13%

We were delighted to taste such a promising young Batailley this year. Following their recent run of good form this 2021 is satisfyingly rich and broad. Laden with classic cigar box notes layered over nicely ripe plum flesh and black berry coulis at the heart. This stays generous, supple and darkly attractive from start to finish. Trad for sure - with real appeal. Drinking range: 2025 - 2034 L&S (May 2022)


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What a pretty nose. Perfumes of light cedar, sandalwood, chocolate and blackcurrants follow through to a medium body with fine and polished tannins that have length and beauty. Classy for the vintage. Drinkable now but better in two or three years. Rating: 94 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Jul 2024)

The 2021 Batailley is quite the powerhouse. Even so, it offers fine balance. Broad tannins enshroud a core of dark-toned fruit, licorice, spice, black olive, lavender and sage. Batailley is a rare 2021 that is going to need time to come together. Its intensity, breadth and overall persistence are impressive. There's real textural resonance here, not to mention tons of character. Drinking range: 2029 - 2041 Rating: 94 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Feb 2024)

The 2021 Batailley almost revels in a cooler, challenging vintage like this. It has a well-defined, clean, fresh, classically styled bouquet, with a pencil shaving-infused black fruit aromatic profile that could only come from Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with gentle grip, very harmonious with white pepper and sage, gently building in the mouth toward a cohesive, long, graphite-tinged finish. This is a Batailley that feels comfortable in its own skin. I suspect it has 25-30 years of drinking pleasure to give. Drinking range: 2029 - 2050 Rating: 93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Feb 2024)

Château Batailley

Pauillac Cinquième cru 1855 The name "Batailley" appears to be derived from a battle that occured on the sight in 1453 during the Hundred Years War. During the early 19th Century, Batailley was owned by Daniel Guestier who did much to raise the reputation of the estate such that it was rated a 5th Growth in the 1855 classification. Batailley was purchased in 1932 by François and Marcel Borie who divided the estate between themselves in 1942, with François taking the half that became Haut Batailley and Marcel continuing as Batailley. Marcel's daughter married into the Castéja family, who own Batailley to this day. The two Batailleys are in the south of Pauillac, a little way inland from the Pichons. The 57ha of vines are planted to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Wines spend up to 18 months is wood, with 55% being new every year.

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