Château Haut Batailley 2009
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SKU
WRW7579AU
ประเทศ (Country)
France
ขนาดบรรจุ (bottle size)
750 ml
ประเภทไวน์ (Wine Type)
Red Wine
แคว้น (Wine Region)
Bordeaux
เขตย่อย (Sub-region)
Pauillac
พันธุ์องุ่น (Grape Variety)
Cabernet Sauvignon
ปี (vintage)
2009 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
characteristics
บอดี้ (Body)
Full
Full
Full
แอซิดิตี้ (Acidity)
Medium
Medium
Medium
แทนนิน (Tannin)
Medium
Medium
Medium
2009 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
รายละเอียดสินค้า
Château Haut-Batailley is marked by the "Tour l'Aspic," a tower that stands guard over the vineyards at the southern entrance to Pauillac. In 2009, the estate was still owned by the Borie family (of Grand-Puy-Lacoste), before being sold to the Cazes family in 2017. This vintage represents the culmination of the Borie era in a year that Robert Parker famously celebrated for its richness and opulence.
The 2009 vintage was a "dream" year in Bordeaux, characterized by warm days and cool nights that allowed for perfect ripening. Haut-Batailley, typically a more elegant and lighter style of Pauillac, took on a new dimension of weight and texture in this year. The resulting wine is fleshy and seductive, with the structure of Pauillac wrapped in layers of velvet.
Now fully mature, the 2009 is a window into the past. It offers the rare pleasure of a "ready" Classified Growth from a legendary year. It is a wine of comfort and generosity, perfect for a long dinner where the bottle can be savored slowly as it reveals notes of forest floor, spice, and sweet, resolved fruit.
wine score
92 points Wine Advocate
Tasted at a vertical tasting at the chateau. The 2009 Haut Batailley has a much tighter and less expressive bouquet than many 2009s at the moment (in fact, you might think this was a 2010 if served blind!). Fortunately it only takes a few swirls to reveal some gorgeous minerally blackberry, bilberry and crushed limestone aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a more structured 2009 Pauillac than others, yet beautifully balanced and with plenty of fruit towards the precise finish. This feels like a very polished Haut-Batailley not in the winery, rather by nature. Tasted July 2016.
90 points Wine Spectator
A taut, sinewy style, with lots of roasted cedar, espresso and steeped black currant notes. Stays tangy through the finish, with an iron edge hanging on. There's enough purity and length to wait this out for a bit. Best from 2014 through 2024.
92 points James Suckling
Currants and blackberries, with hints of sliced Shitake mushrooms on the nose. Full body, with a solid core of ripe fruit and velvety tannins. Balanced and juicy. Try in 2018.
Profile
พันธุ์องุ่นผสม (Grape Blended)
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
จับคู่อาหาร (Wine Pairing)
:Beef
:Lamb
:Cured Meat
:Soft Cheese
เนื้อหาสินค้า
Chateau Haut-Batailley
The Cazes family, which heads Château Lynch-Bages, are the proud new owners of Château Haut-Batailley, an 1855 Grand Cru Classé in Pauillac owned previously by the Des Brest-Borie family. Both families have had strong roots in the Pauillac and Médoc landscape for generations.
Château Haut-Batailley, acquired by the Brest-Borie family in the 1930s, was until now managed by FrançoisXavier Borie. “We are delighted that Château Haut-Batailley has been accepted into the fold of the Cazes family, who are committed to continuing the work undertaken at the estate. We're confident that they will maintain the identity and character of the property,” said François-Xavier Borie.
Château Haut-Batailley today comprises some 40 hectares, 22 hectares of which are already planted. In terms of grape variety, the property has 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Its vines are on average 35 years old.
