Chateau Haut-Batailley 2020 - a classic Pauillac with dark blackberry, cherry, and subtle spice aromas, complemented by smoky oak. Medium-to-full-bodied, structured, and powerful, with chewy tannins, minerality, and a fresh, saline finish. Harmonious and elegant, this wine offers excellent ageing potential and increasing complexity over time.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 94-95
Published: May 3, 2021

This is really minerally and stony with lots of chewy tannins. Medium-to full-bodied with a clean, fresh finish. Very classic Pauillac. Salty at the end with bitter citrus.

The Wine Advocate | RP 92
Published: Apr 6, 2023
Drink: 2025-2045

The 2020 Haut-Batailley is rich and demonstrative, offering up aromas of blackberries and cherries framed by sweet spices, smoke and new oak. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and enveloping, it's broad and expansive, with more overt ripeness, body and texture than was formerly the case for this estate.

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17+
Published: Jan 25, 2024
Drink: 2028-2040

Tasted blind. Very dark crimson. Pure, lightly spiced dark fruit. Powerfully built on the palate for the long term but the harmony is there for it to age well. Chewy, complete. For the moment at least, bit abrupt on the finish, tied up in the tannins.

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Château Haut-Batailley is a harmonious, elegant wine with a fine tannic structure and will develop even more complexity and depth over time.

The vineyard extends over 41 hectares on soils of deep Garonne gravel.

22 hectares are currently in production. In 2017, when the Cazes family took over, 19 hectares of land with planting rights within AOC Pauillac had not been planted (they were never reinstated after Phylloxera).

One year later, following an in-depth study of the terroirs, an extensive planting programme was carried out. The vineyard's total surface has doubled in only three years, from 22 to 41 hectares.

The vines are located on the southern part of the Pauillac appellation, bordering Saint-Julien.

Particularly representative of the Pauillac appellation, grapes are currently Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.

Enhancing biodiversity and agroforestry is at the core of our contribution to nature. In 2022, 14 different varieties of over 910 trees and shrubs were  planted in the heart of the vineyard.