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2016 Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (70%),Merlot (30%)
Ready - youthful
Jeb Dunnuck
92/100
Neal Martin MW
94/100
James Suckling
94/100
Product: 20168006895
2016 Château Haut-Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (70%),Merlot (30%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Haut-Batailley

Critics reviews

Jeb Dunnuck 92/100
This estate hit a home run with their 2016 Château Haut-Batailley. This medium to full-bodied beauty oozes classic Pauillac notes of dried tobacco, new saddle leather, and earthy, spicy dark fruits. Nicely concentrated, perfectly balanced, and with building tannins, it has enough elegance and purity to offer pleasure even today, yet it’s going to keep for two decades or more. It’s well worth seeking out.Drink 2019 - 2039jeb_dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (February 2019)
Drink 2019 - 2039
Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com (Feb 2019)
Neal Martin MW 94/100
The 2016 Haut-Batailley was tasted from two bottles, the first showing a touch of TCA. The second has an airy and well-defined bouquet of blackberry, graphite and subtle floral aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-boned tannins and very classic in style, displaying impressive grip. I appreciate the substance toward the finish, and the pencil lead lingering on the aftertaste. This is an outstanding Haut-Batailley. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting.Drink 2022 - 2042Neil Martin, Vinous.com.com (August 2020)
Drink 2019 - 2039
Neal Martin MW, Vinous.com (Aug 2020)
James Suckling 94/100
The blackcurrants and blueberries with violets on the nose are fascinating. Full-bodied and very tightly wound with gorgeous tannins and a linear and bright finish. Needs two to four years to come together.Try after 2023james_suckling, jamessuckling_com (January 2019)
Drink 2019 - 2039
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jan 2019)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Chateau Haut-Batailley

In the spring of 2017, the Cazes family of Ch. Lynch-Bages, acquired the Château Haut-Batailley estate from the Brest-Borie family, who had owned it since the 1930s. The fifth-growth property has approximately 22 hectares of vines, which are – on average – 35 years old. Located in the very south of the Pauillac appellation, the property shares a similar climate to that enjoyed by the Médoc: maritime, with the Gironde estuary and the Bay of Biscay combining to act as a climate regulator and the coastal pine forests sheltering the vines from the westerly and north-westerly winds. Its near neighbours include Ch. Lynch-Bages, Ch. Pichon Lalande and Ch. Latour. The vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 61%; Merlot 36%; Petit Verdot 3%) lie on deep gravel beds over limestone. It is classified as a 5ème cru classé.
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