Château Batailley
Pauillac Cabernet Sauvignon
Pauillac, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
What a surprise. Very harmonious, juicy and très Pauillac.
What a surprise. Very harmonious, juicy and très Pauillac.
Mar 16th, 2019
Smells more jammy than it tastes. Dark fruits with good acidity balanced by leather, tobacco flavours.
Smells more jammy than it tastes. Dark fruits with good acidity balanced by leather, tobacco flavours.
Nov 18th, 2018Very nice Bordeaux. Sweet spot actualky! 2003!
Very nice Bordeaux. Sweet spot actualky! 2003!
Apr 22nd, 2018
In a good place with the tannins having mellowed out and tertiary notes starting to lightly kick in.
In a good place with the tannins having mellowed out and tertiary notes starting to lightly kick in.
Jan 8th, 2018
🎅 Advent 📆 Day 2️⃣1️⃣
Nice aged Pauillac halfy @ £22 showing superb value for quality 👍
🍇 53.5% Cab S, 40% Mer w/ Pet V & Cab F
🍷 Opaque ruby
👃 Pencil lead, minerals, tar & gravel through black berries & dark plum w/ soggy poop earth, soft smoked oak & liquorice
👄 Med+ body of smooth ripe dark plum & blackcurrant bathed in minerals w/ tea, cocoa & liquorice tones
🎯 Med+ earthy mineral infused plummy black fruit w/ black tea liquorice cocoa linger
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🎅 Advent 📆 Day 2️⃣1️⃣
Nice aged Pauillac halfy @ £22 showing superb value for quality 👍
🍇 53.5% Cab S, 40% Mer w/ Pet V & Cab F
🍷 Opaque ruby
👃 Pencil lead, minerals, tar & gravel through black berries & dark plum w/ soggy poop earth, soft smoked oak & liquorice
👄 Med+ body of smooth ripe dark plum & blackcurrant bathed in minerals w/ tea, cocoa & liquorice tones
🎯 Med+ earthy mineral infused plummy black fruit w/ black tea liquorice cocoa linger
4
53.5 CS, 40 M, the rest PV and CF
Pnp from a half bottle.
Youthful look with deep garnet, dense core, and minimal bricking effect.
Great bouquet. Probably the best thing about this wine. Savory dark fruits, barnyard, mushroom, soil tone, smoke, graphite.
Still very tannic for its age, med acidity, and med plus bodied. Overt sweet fruit of dark plum, dark cherry, and blackberry, so typical of 2003. The level of acidity just about enough to prevent this from falling flat on its face. New oak profile very strongly present still though not distracting. Finish long on cedary new oak.
Not the biggest fan of 2003 but this sails high above my expectation. Doesn't even need a lot of decanting to open up. Very nice at a great QPR. 90.
53.5 CS, 40 M, the rest PV and CF
Pnp from a half bottle.
Youthful look with deep garnet, dense core, and minimal bricking effect.
Great bouquet. Probably the best thing about this wine. Savory dark fruits, barnyard, mushroom, soil tone, smoke, graphite.
Still very tannic for its age, med acidity, and med plus bodied. Overt sweet fruit of dark plum, dark cherry, and blackberry, so typical of 2003. The level of acidity just about enough to prevent this from falling flat on its face. New oak profile very strongly present still though not distracting. Finish long on cedary new oak.
Not the biggest fan of 2003 but this sails high above my expectation. Doesn't even need a lot of decanting to open up. Very nice at a great QPR. 90.
Had the joy of tasting 2001, 2003 and 2009. 2003 is instant joy. Don't save it, drink it.
Had the joy of tasting 2001, 2003 and 2009. 2003 is instant joy. Don't save it, drink it.
Feb 5th, 2015