New Arrivals
Advanced Search
wine regions
quick links

Haut Batailley 2021

Pauillac, Fifth Growth

Excel download

View All Vintages of this Wine

Units Size Case size GBP Price: Quantities Buy
12 75cl Bottle Case 12 £460 per Case Case [Add to shopping basket]
Tasting Notes

Some angularity to the tannins, this goes longer on extraction than the 2020 Verso, as you would expect, but it comes up against the vintage character. Earth, raspberry leaf and smoked earth, plenty of savoury Cabernet, crayon and pencil lead, savoury and fragrant. 70% new oak. 40ha of vines from this vintage, after extra planting of the vineyard. Cool climate character. 70% new oak for ageing. Julien Galland technical director, 35hl/h yield.

Score: 91

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2024-2038 10 April 2024

The 2021 Haut-Batailley shows an estate in evolution. Aromatic and medium in body, the 2021 is not quite as bombastic as some previous editions, which is a positive. Savory, earthy and expressive, the 2021 also feels a bit closed at this stage. This is a super-classy and refined Pauillac.

Score: 94

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2041 27 February 2024

Bottled at the end of May, the 2021 Haut-Batailley has a well-defined bouquet with briny, seaweed-infused black fruit, certainly demonstrating more concentration and cohesion compared to the Verso at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Fresh and focused, touches of cassis infuse the black fruit with impressive grip, classic in style with a sapid, black olive-tinged finish. Very fine.

Score: 92

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2050 22 February 2024