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Haut Batailley 1996
Pauillac, Fifth Growth
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The 1996 Haut Batailley has a modest bouquet with blackberry, cedar and briary scents, not the most complex you will find but it has an attractive purity, a subtle floral scent emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a supple entry. There is agreeable tertiary black fruit here although I find it just needs more cohesion and backbone towards the finish that feels a little "loose limbed." Perhaps over 20 years it has become a little slack, although the length is commendable. I would drink this now and over the next decade. Score: 88 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2016-2026 28 October 2016 |
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Dark crimson. Attractive, focused but still youthful cassis nose. Tannins pretty well melded. A very attractive, gentle, classic claret. Classy stuff. Very nice classic claret. Score: 16+ Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2012-2022 02 November 2015 |
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Aromas of blackberries and cassis, with hints of toasted oak. Full-bodied, chewy and rich. A bit one-dimensional on the palate. Needs time.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2010. Score: 90 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2010+ 01 January 2007 |
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