2022 Batailley (Commemorative Label)
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Tasting Notes
The 2022 Batailley is of the highest quality – subtle aromas of vanilla and cassis emerge as it opens up in the glass. An abundance of blackberry, cherry and cedar fill the palate, yet there’s impressive freshness despite the hottest summer at the property since 1947. Soft and velvety tannins dissipate effortlessly, leaving a long and persistent finish that lingers on the palate. Bottled with a special commemorative label in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot
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James Suckling
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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Cassis, darker currants, tobacco, and some earthy goodness all emerge from the 2022 Château Batailley, a medium to full-bodied Pauillac with wonderful purity, a good spine of acidity, and ripe, integrated tannins. Based on 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, it's clearly an outstanding wine, if not more.
Licorice, flowers, mint, peach, currants, blackberries, tobacco and wet forest floor aromatics create the nose. The palate is rich, supple, creamy, fresh, and loaded with sweet, blackberries, white pepper, plums, currants and spice. The wine is full-bodied, round, and concentrated, with a long endnote leaving you with peppery licorice, spearmint, and creme de cassis on the backend. The wine is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. 14.20% ABV. 3.7 pH. The harvest took place September 8 - September 27. Yields were 42 Hectoliters per hectare. 70% of the harvest was used to produce the Grand Vin.
A very tight and typical Batailley with medium to full body, linear and racy tannins, which are pure and focused. Spicy finish. Compacted.
About the producer
It was on the site of Batailley in 1453 that one of the final battles (or “batailles”) of the Hundred Years’ War took place. Today owned by the Castéja family, the Fifth Growth is renowned for producing wine that is the epitome of classic Claret.