2015 Batailley
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Tasting Notes
This has nice energy, with a brambly frame around the notes of cherry paste and currant preserves. There's a solid bolt of iron through the finish, with lots of tobacco. A touch old-school and solidly done. Mar 2016, James Molesworth, www.WineSpectator.com
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Jancis Robinson MW
More reviews and scores
48 hl/ha. Very dark crimson. Attractive fresh minerality. Many steps up from Lions de Batailley. Racy and quite muscular. Not very intense but well balanced and with sufficient energy. Apr 2016, www.JancisRobinson.com, Drink: 2024-2038
Soft, attractive and easy on the palate, this fig and orange peel-scented blend is supple and beguiling on the palate, with scented vanilla oak and some underlying acidity. A good wine for the medium term. Apr 2016, www.timatkin.com, Drink: 2020-2028
Good broad fruit and depth of flavour from old vines. Always forward at this stage, but it gains in barrel and ages very well. Apr 2016, Steven Spurrier, www.Decanter.com, Drink: 2021-2035
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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.