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
“Floral, complex fruit aromas, fine tannins, good length, excellent potential.”
— Wine Review Online, Mar 2020
“Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Batailley gallops out of the gates with notes of baked redcurrants, black raspberries and blackcurrant pastilles plus wafts of cedar chest, bay leaves and rosehip tea. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black fruits with a firm, grainy texture and lively lift to the finish.”
— Wine Advocate, Mar 2020
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Chateau Batailley
Vineyard size
143 acres
Soil composition
Gravel and Clay-Loam and Sandstone
Bottles produced of this wine:
280,000
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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:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Age of Aging Container:
50% New
Total SO2
88
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.61
Alcohol:
13.5 %
Dry extract:
28.9 g/L
Total SO2
88
Residual sugar:
0.1 g/L