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