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
“Tasted at the Académie du Vin, the 1966 Batailley has a similar bouquet to the bottle encountered back in 2011, with scorched leather and cigar box aromas infusing the black fruit. This example had a touch of tarriness. The palate is medium-bodied and foursquare, stocky and broad-shouldered without the finesse that you find on the best examples of the 1961. Nevertheless, there is commendable depth given its age—irony in character with veins of dried orange peel lacing the finish that admittedly feels abrupt. Drink soon if you still own any bottles. Tasted April 2016.”
— Neal Martin, Jun 2017
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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:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Age of Aging Container:
50% New
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Analytical Data
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