Chateau Batailley Half Bottle 2014

Chateau Batailley 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Half Bottle, 2014  

Grapes: A blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc aged in 55% new oak for 18 months, 57ha vineyard on deep gravel over clay/limestone soil, average vine age 40 years, 

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The 2014 Batailley has an attractive bouquet, lilting scents of redcurrant and raspberry coulis, quite floral and very precise. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, good depth and body, rounded for Batailley and less austere than usual. It feels closed towards the finish, tight-lipped, but there is certainly grip and presence here. It will require several years in bottle before it can show its true potential, but there is a sense of class to this Batailley that I suspect will become more evident with maturity. Tasted twice with consistent notes." Drink 2022-2045

91+/100 points, Neal Martin, WINE ADVOCATE, March 2017

"A sold example of a classic Pauillac, when the word classic is a good thing. Ripe, juicy, crisp and sweet, fresh cassis, with soft, but stern tannins that demand time in the cellar. A decade of patience will allow the tobacco, cedar and earthy notes to make their presence known, once the wine softens and comes together."

92/100 points, Jeff Leve, THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, December 2017