Classification | Cinquième Cru Classé |
Type | Red |
Brand | Chateau Batailley |
Vintage | 2018 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux, Pauillac |
Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Bordeaux Blend |
Alcohol % | 14.5% |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | -2040 |
Stock | 23 |
The 2018 Batailley is deep garnet-purple in color and offers up bright Morello cherries, black raspberries and redcurrant notes over a cassis and plum preserves core with a waft of dried mint. Full-bodied with a good core of juicy fruit, it has approachable, ripe tannins and a lively lift to the finish.
Aromas of blackberry, cocoa, oyster shell, graphite and black tea. Lead pencil, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Structured and intense. Tight and precise. Needs a few years to soften and open.