Batailley 2012

Batailley 2012

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  • Robert Parker rating 92
  • Vinous rating 92
Batailley 2012
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75 cl

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£65.00
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Château Batailley is a prestigious Fifth Growth estate situated within the Pauillac appellation. The property is owned by the Castéja family, whose holdings also include Château Lynch-Moussas and the Saint-Émilion estate Château Trotte Vieille. This is their Grand Vin from the 2012 vintage, a blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Expect plenty of cassis on the nose, followed by leather and lead pencil. The palate delivers rich dark fruits, violets, chocolate, plums and a sprinkle of sweet spices.
92 Vinous
The 2012 Batailley has plenty of fruit on the nose: blackberry, raspberry, a touch of shoe leather and sage. The palate is medium-bodied with a slight bitterness on the entry, nicely balanced though, cedar and tobacco infusing the black fruit with a touch more fruit on the finish compared to Haut-Batailley. It just needs more time in bottle. Tasted blind at the Southwold Ten-Year On tasting. Neal Martin27th September 2022

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A Rising Star in Pauillac

The historic Château Batailley is a Fifth Growth estate in the Pauillac appellation of Bordeaux. Situated on a plateau to the west of the First Growth of Mouton Rothschild, Batailley is one of the oldest chateaux in the Bordeaux region, dating from the 15th century.

In the past two decades, there has been a significant upturn in quality of the Château Batailley grand vin – a typical Left Bank Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blend with Merlot and smaller proportions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. The wine exhibits classic Pauillac character – concentrated flavour, good structure and ripe tannins.

Vinification at Château Batailley is conventional: grapes are de-stemmed and fermented in steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in both steel tanks and barrels, and the wine is matured barriques (about half of them new) for 16-18 months before bottling. Since 2014, Batailley has produced a second wine, Lions de Batailley, using grapes from younger vines on the 55ha estate. This wine is in a comparable style to the grand vin.

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