90-93

Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2023 Batailley is an ample, large-scaled Pauillac. Even so, I find it quite restrained and not particularly expressive at this stage. There's good vibrancy to the red-toned fruit. Hopefully élevage will do the trick here. 04/2024

93-95

Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2023 Batailley was picked September 12 to October 5 at around 49hL/ha, matured in 57% new oak. It has an elegant and understated bouquet compared to the previous vintage, as with all châteaux, well-defined, with a light estuarine influence emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. It’s very bright and fresh and there’s plenty of fruit here. A deft, harmonious finish lingers in the mouth. This is an excellent Batailley. 04/2024

91-93

William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2023 Haut-Batailley is a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot that increasingly resembles its stablemate Lynch Bages in style. Offering up aromas of dark berries, plums, pencil shavings and creamy new oak, it's medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, with plenty of generously extracted, youthfully chewy tannin and a long, lusty finish. 04/2024

89-91

Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Deep ruby/plum-hued, the 2023 Château Batailley offers a spicy, red and black-fruited, lead pencil-driven perfume to go with medium-bodied richness and depth on the palate. It's nicely balanced, has some of the firmer tannins of the vintage, and has good length. It should be an outstanding wine when all is said and done. 05/2024

94

Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre et pourpre. Nez intense, fin, pur, fruité, subtil. Fond de réglisse. Délicat en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, le vin évolue juteux et ascendant entre le milieu et la finale. Il gagne alors de la profondeur dans la persistance. C'est joliment fait, doux et précis. 04/2024

95-96

James Suckling

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. 04/2024