Château Haut-Batailley today comprises some 40 hectares, 22 hectares of which are already planted. In terms of grape variety, the property has 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Its vines are on average 35 years old. The property also has its own technical facilities, in perfect working order. At 22 ha it is a relatively small property in Medoc terms and combines a fine blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc to create a wine which has fully deserved reputation for expressing the power and punch of the very finest Pauillac’s with a degree of sweetness, freshness, and subtlety. In recent years the estate has been beautifully managed by Francois’s Grandson Francois-Xavier Borie, whose style and philosophy has been very much the same as the one he has at his own property Château Grand Puy-Lacoste, to allow the vineyard to express itself to a maximum, little interference and let nature take its course to allow each year to express its own personality.
Batailley made under the new regime. It is reminiscent of Xavier Borie wines with its clear, transparent core of
cassis and stony minerals, but there is a bit more polish; the fruit is a little more luxuriant and velvety in texture.
There’s a great sense of poise and energy: classical, balanced, rather handsome Pauillac that will reward
patience. A very smart Haut Batailley.
95 Points By James Suckling
93 Points By Robert Parker
93 Points By Wine Spectator
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