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2003 Château Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
Drink now
Jancis Robinson MW
17/20
Neal Martin MW
91/100
90/100
Product: 20038003227
2003 Château Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux

Description

Ch. Batailley is one of the successes of the 2003 vintage, a famous heatwave year. The wine is clearly at its prime, with woodland and savoury aromas and lingering notes of black fruit confit. The influence of the vintage conditions is presented by the reassuringly solid palate, and the tannins play an important role in supporting the fruit, delivering contrast and delineation. Batailley ’03 is at, or close to, its peak now; it should continue to deliver its singular charms for another four or five years, but do not keep for longer. Brilliant with a sweet and delicate herb-roasted rack of lamb. Drink now to 2025.
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2003
Alcohol % 13
Maturity Drink now
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Batailley

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 17/20
Very dark. Warm berries on the nose. Very fresh and lively for the vintage with hardly any dry tannins. Well done! Rewarding, juicy. Cool fermentation and not much extraction.jancis_robinson_mw (Feb 2011)
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Feb 2011)
Neal Martin MW 91/100
Tasted at the Batailley vertical tasting at the chteau, the 2003 Batailley continues to be one of the better Left Banks of the vintage. On the nose, ripe black cherries mixed with cassis are all nicely defined and holding on to their freshness. It manifests spicy aromas, almost Moroccan-inspired, as it gradually opens in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with dense black fruit, a little tarry in texture with firm tannin considering that it is now 12 years old. You could broach this Pauillac now, but it should give another 10-12 years of pleasure without too much difficulty. Tasted April 2016.Neil Martin - 30/06/2017
Neal Martin MW, (Jun 2017)
90/100
Aromas of blackberry and currant with hints of toasted oak. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a medium finish. Best after 2011.Wine Spectator (March 2006)
WineSpectator.com (Mar 2006)

About this wine

Château Batailley

Château Batailley is one of the oldest estates in Bordeaux, dating from the 15th century. A 5ème Cru Classé, it is known for producing wines of consistently high quality and excellent value in a classic Pauillac style.
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