Château Batailley Pauillac

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Wine Description

The name is derived from the battle (“bataille”) that took place where the château and vineyard are today during the Hundred Years’ War, around 1453. In this battle, the French re-conquered the neighboring Château Latour from the English, a crucial point for ending the 300 year long reign of the English in Aquitaine. The vineyards spread out over 57 hectares with the average vine age being 40 years old. The soil is silica and gravel, but the heart of the vineyard is on a deep gravel bed over a subsoil of clay and sandstone. There are also some parcels located in between Château Latour and Pichon Lalande.

Philippe Castéja
Château Batailley
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Acclaim
The 2015 Batailley has a slightly gamey bouquet that opens nicely in the glass, with red berry fruits, brown spices and light minty aromas that entice you in. The palate is medium-bodied with plush tannins, but there is real structure behind it, insistent grip with an off-dry, dark chocolate-tinged finish. Give this another couple of years. — Vinous, Jun 2025
“This is an all-caps stellar wine from Pauillac and it’s under $100! I feel this wine has a soul and when you pour a glass it offers it for you to enjoy. It is deep, full-bodied, and extremely elegant. The acidity is perfect and the interwoven tannins hold together its impeccable structure. The nose has descriptors, for sure — black currant, leather, tobacco, white pepper — but all that matters is the sum of those parts coming together and physically affecting your posture as you take it in. This bottle is why we humans fall in love with wine and it still has years to evolve.”
— Vinepair, Apr 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Chateau Batailley
Vineyard size
143 acres
Soil composition
Gravel and Clay-Loam and Sandstone
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Fermentation container:
Barrels
Maceration technique:
Cold Soak Maceration
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 Liters
Type of oak:
French
Age of Aging Container:
55% New
Total SO2
97
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Analytical Data
Acidity:
3.2 g/L
Alcohol:
13.4 %
Total SO2
97
Residual sugar:
0.1 g/L