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2018 Château Batailley

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December 21, 2025 - $53

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RATINGS

95James Suckling

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.

94Wine Enthusiast

Powerful and dense, this wine offers concentrated black fruits and tannins that are solid and dry...has a firm character, full bodied...

93Wine Spectator

...core of black currant, blackberry and black cherry paste flavors still coiled up...sturdy backdrop of singed alder, warm earth and smoldering cast iron that give it an old school touch.

93Vinous / IWC

...attractive black cherries and cassis notes, the cedar element a little heightened and freshly rolled tobacco notes... Very fine delineation here, and the oak is well integrated...balanced palate offers fine tannins that frame the blackberry and bilberry fruit...salinity comes through nicely on the finish... Very fine and very Batailley.

92.6CellarTracker

92-94The Wine Advocate

...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.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Winning richness on the nose. Neat and well constructed even though in a minor key. Lots of acidity and tannin with only just enough fruit.

PRODUCER

Château Batailley

Château Batailley is a Fifth Growth estate in Borie-Manoux. The 140-acre estate is owned by the Casteja family. The vineyards are planted to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. About 300,000 bottles are produced annually and there is no second wine. It is regarded as a traditionally-made Pauillac.

REGION

France, Bordeaux, Pauillac

Pauillac is Bordeaux’s most famous appellation, thanks to the fact that it is home to three of the region’s fabled first-growth châteaux, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour. Perched on the left bank of the Gironde River north of the city of Bordeaux, Pauillac is centered around the commune of Pauillac and includes about 3,000 acres of vineyards. The Bordeaux classification of 1855 named 18 classified growths, including the three above mentioned First Growths. Cabernet Sauvignon is the principal grape grown, followed by Merlot. The soil is mostly sandy gravel mixed with marl and iron. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that “the textbook Pauillac would tend to have a rich, full-bodied texture, a distinctive bouquet of black currants, licorice and cedary scents, and excellent aging potential.”

VINTAGE

2018 Château Batailley