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Batailley 2005 75cl

5eme Grand Cru Classé | Pauillac | Bordeaux | Francia
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93 Robert Parker
Tasted at the Batailley vertical tasting at the château, the 2005 Batailley continues to be an excellent Pauillac that I suspect is overshadowed by some of its more illustrious and, let's not forget, more expensive neighbors. Here, it has an effervescent bouquet with vibrant red berry fruit and superb mineralité. This is extremely well focused, with hints of rose petal emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannin than in previous years. I feel there is still some oak to be fully absorbed, so don't be afraid to cellar this 2005 for another four or five years; but, even at this early stage, you can appreciate its precision on the graphite-infused finish. The 2005 Batailley is where the estate began its upward swing that is continuing to this day. Tasted April 2016.
93 Robert Parker
Tasted at the Batailley vertical tasting at the château, the 2005 Batailley continues to be an excellent Pauillac that I suspect is overshadowed by some of its more illustrious and, let's not forget, more expensive neighbors. Here, it has an effervescent bouquet with vibrant red berry fruit and superb mineralité. This is extremely well focused, with hints of rose petal emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with finer tannin than in previous years. I feel there is still some oak to be fully absorbed, so don't be afraid to cellar this 2005 for another four or five years; but, even at this early stage, you can appreciate its precision on the graphite-infused finish. The 2005 Batailley is where the estate began its upward swing that is continuing to this day. Tasted April 2016.
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Château Batailley
La tenuta fece parte di Château Batailley fino al suo acquisto da parte dei fratelli François e Marcel Borie, nel 1932. Nel 1942 venne allora divisa in due proprietà, per via di contese ereditarie. La porzione più piccola, che non include lo Château Batailley, divenne di proprietà di François Borie, che incrementò i suoi vigneti acquisendone da Château Duhart-Milon, mentre gestiva anche lo Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. A seguito della sua morte, nel 1953, la proprietà passò a sua figlia Françoise de Brest-Borie, mentre era amministrata da suo fratello, e proprietario di Ducru-Beaucaillou, Jean-Eugène Borie. La tenuta è ancora gestita dalla famiglia Borie che possiede anche Ducru-Beaucaillou e Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste. L’area a vigneto si estende per 22 ettari (54 acri) piantati per il 65% a Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% a Merlot, e 10% a Cabernet Franc.