2006 Château Batailley
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Tasting notes
This is really fantastic. Look at the nose, offering blackcurrant and berry aromas with wet earth and fresh mushrooms. Full bodied, linear, very tight and racy. Firm and silky. Just coming around now. Drink and enjoy.
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Robert Parker
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. 18 months in barrel (50% new). Not a bad price in the Christmas offer for this much maturity. Mellow nose. Round and quite ripe. Flattering on the palate until the rather inky finish. Hint of tar on the end but not heavy. (JR)
Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London and then at the château.The 2006 Château Batailley has much more fruit intensity on the nose compared to Lynch Moussas: vibrant blackberry, raspberry coulis and cedar scents all vying for attention, the oak neatly assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple ripe red berry fruit, a gentle grip in the mouth and a pleasing, ferrous finish. Give this another 2-3 years in bottle and you will have yourself a very fine Batailley. Tasted April 2016.
About the producer
It was on the site of Batailley in 1453 that one of the final battles (or “batailles”) of the Hundred Years’ War took place. Today owned by the Castéja family, the Fifth Growth is renowned for producing wine that is the epitome of classic Claret.