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DECANTER: "Vibrant and intense colour in the glass, richly scented, floral and perfumed, open and inviting. Intense and concentrated, the fruit is dark and ripe but there’s no hint of over ripeness here and instead you get cool blue fruits, chalky tannins and minty freshness with accents of liquorice, coffee, tobacco, cedar spice and clove. Tannins are clearly at the fore, giving the structure and the frame while the juicy acidity gives the energy and life. Still on the serious side, not tense so much as there’s good persistence, it’s lean and streamlined, but refined in a spiced and mineral way. Gorgeous terroir markers, lovely detail and precision, you can feel they haven't worked too much or tried too hard. It carries the signature of the estate in the serious structure, it’s a big wine, there’s such power here but so well controlled and delivered. Razor sharp, focussed and persistent. A gorgeous 2022, well executed and will be a clear success."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Licorice, flowers, mint, peach, currants, blackberries, tobacco and wet forest floor aromatics create the nose. The palate is rich, supple, creamy, fresh, and loaded with sweet, blackberries, white pepper, plums, currants and spice. The wine is full-bodied, round, and concentrated, with a long endnote leaving you with peppery licorice, spearmint, and creme de cassis on the backend. The wine is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. 14.20% ABV. 3.7 pH. The harvest took place September 8 - September 27. Yields were 42 Hectoliters per hectare. 70% of the harvest was used to produce the Grand Vin. Drink from 2027-2055."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "A very tight and typical Batailley with medium to full body, linear and racy tannins, which are pure and focused. Spicy finish. Compacted."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 Batailley is composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it comes galloping out with energetic notes of crushed blackcurrants, Morello cherries, and fresh, juicy blackberries, plus hints of tar, licorice, lavender, and garrigue. The medium-bodied palate delivers taut, muscular black fruits with loads of spicy sparks and a firm texture of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing long and mineral-laced. pH 3.7."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine rote Waldbeerfrucht, ein Hauch von Cassis und Herzkirschen, Nuancen von Mandarinen, einladendes Bukett. Saftig, rote KIrschen, frisch und lebendig, feine Fruchtsüße im Abgang, ein eleganter Speisenbegleiter mit Charme und Länge, gutes Reifepotenzial."
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WEINWISSER: "Delikates blaubeeriges Bouquet, betörende Fliedernoten, heller Tabak und Heidelbeergelee. Am sublimen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, herrlicher Extraktfülle, engmaschigem Tanningerüst und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten langanhaltenden Finale Wildkirsche, Estragon, Graphit und feinkörnige Adstringenz. 2028 – 2045."
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JEB DUNNUCK: "Cassis, darker currants, tobacco, and some earthy goodness all emerge from the 2022 Château Batailley, a medium to full-bodied Pauillac with wonderful purity, a good spine of acidity, and ripe, integrated tannins. Based on 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, it's clearly an outstanding wine, if not more."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "An especially strong effort for this estate, the 2022 Batailley exhibits aromas of dark berries, cassis, licorice and sweet soil tones, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered palate. It's a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and the balance Petit Verdot."
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VINUM: "Zurückhaltend ausbaugeprägt; von ausgesprochener Fülle und Rasse, beeindruckende Struktur, nur das in dieser Phase recht feurige Finale beeinträchtigt aktuell etwas den ansonsten guten Eindruck; der Ausbau wird für bessere Balance sorgen."
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JANCIS ROBINSON: "Blackcurrant notes with a graphite edge. Subdued power with length and persistence. Tannins finely honed. Freshness as well. A powerful but refined statement. One of the best yet from this estate."
