2024 Haut Batailley
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The 2024 Château Haut-Batailley checks in as 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and 6% Petit Verdot. It brings more density and depth compared to the Verso and is deeper ruby/purple-hued with solid notes of darker currants, sappy flowers, and graphite, as well as some classic Pauillac freshly sharpened pencils. It's beautifully balanced, medium-bodied, has fine tannins, and a beautiful finish.
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William Kelley, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
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The 2024 Haut-Batailley offers up aroma of cherries, kirsch and petroleum jelly, followed by a medium-bodied, chunky and tannic palate.
Deep vibrant plum purple colour, liquorice bud, cassis bud, spiced blackberry and sage, fresh with austerity but balanced by juice running through the palate, well handled. 60% new oak. 3.63 pH, harvest September 25 to October 8. 90% of the estate's 50 year old vines are in here, plus the more recent Petit Verdot plantings.
The 2024 Haut-Batailley races across the palate with masses of dark fruit, menthol, licorice, espresso and dried herbs. Floral overtones reappear on the finish, adding a refined touch. Powerful yet polished, the 2024 is quite impressive. This feels a bit less extracted than the first vintages under the leadership of the Cazes family, not a bad thing at all in my view. Very fine. Tasted two times.
About the producer
The Cazes family – owners of Lynch-Bages and Ormes de Pez – purchased Haut-Batailley in 2017. They’ve embarked on a significant replanting programme, and exciting things are likely to come from this address with its new backing.