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DECANTER: "An exceptional Batailley this year. Cool blue fruits and a graphite nose, salinity and minerality coming from the aromatics. Energy, focus and precision here - it’s straight and linear, the plumpness has gone into Lion but this is focused and direct, really streamlined with precise edges to the tannins and cool blue and bramble hedgerow fruit. It’s quite a serious take, but it has a juicy, almost sweet core of blackcurrant and cherry, with a slate finish. Well constructed, precise, finessed - totally classic. You cannot go wrong with this and for the price it’s insanely good."
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JAMES SUCKLING: "Beautiful fruit with currants and blackberries, as well as notes of walnuts and chocolate. So much blackberry fruit here. Aromatic. Medium- to full-bodied with very fine tannins on the deep and structured palate. Racy and long finish. 79% cabernet sauvignon, 19% merlot and 2% petit verdot."
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WEINWISSER: "79 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot, 2 % Petit Verdot. Delikates florales Bouquet, betörender Veilchen- und Iris-Duft, dahinter edle Cassiswürze. Am saftigen Gaumen mit engmaschigem kakaoartigem Tanningerüst, balancierter Rasse und geradlinigem straffen Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale Heidelbeere, Graphit und feinkörnige Adstringenz, Potenzialwertung."
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VINUM: "Tiefgang und Klasse, floral und rotfruchtig, sehr Pauillac; geschliffene Tannine, rassige Säure, druckvoll, dennoch elegant, wunderbar lang. Dürfte einmal mehr ein Top-Value des Jahrgangs sein."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen, zartes Cassis, feine Nuancen von Pflaumen, dezente Edelholzwürze ist unterlegt. Komplex, saftig, feine Extraktsüße, reife Tannine, etwas Nugat im Abgang, anhaftend und vielversprechend."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2023 Batailley is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs some swirling to coax out notes of blackcurrant jelly, plum preserves, and raspberry leaves followed by hints of rosebud tea, fertile loam, iron ore, and tree bark. The medium-bodied palate is tight-knit and refreshing, with firm fine-grained tannins and beautiful tension supporting the energetic black berry flavors, finishing long and savory. The blend is 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Soft, round, ripe, creamy, vibrant, black, and red fruits are all over the place here, in the nose, and on the palate. The wine has character, soft, creamy tannins, and the ability to be enjoyed in its youth, but as it ages as well. The wine is a blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot. 13.7% ABV."
