Haut Batailley - Pauillac 2019

Wine Advocate

93-95 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe7/15/2020

Displaying a deep garnet-purple color, the 2019 Haut-Batailley opens with fragrant notes of blackcurrant cordial, blackberry preserves and redcurrant jelly, leading to suggestions of fragrant soil, dried mint, woodsmoke and Sichuan pepper. Medium-bodied, the palate delivers impactful, vibrant black fruit flavors with a racy line of freshness and finely grained tannins to support, finishing long with lots of savory and mineral sparks.

WeinWisser

18 / 20

the7/7/2020

Bettane & Desseauve

94 / 100

by Bettane & Desseauvethe7/3/2020

17

Vinous

93-95 / 100

byNeal Martinthe6/16/2020

The 2019 Haut-Batailley, now of course part of the Cazes family's portfolio, is nicely detailed on the nose with blood orange and even a touch of marmalade tincturing the black fruit. The palate is very intense on the entry, the fruit remarkably pure with fine-grain tannins. This is a Haut-Batailley with ambition: very harmonious with touches of white pepper and cedar towards the finish. Is this a harbinger for things to come? I hope so.

Jamessuckling.com

95-96 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe6/4/2020

Plenty of blueberry and chocolate aromas and flavors. It's full and chewy with a powerful finish. Tar and graphite at the end. Solid core of fruit and tannin here. One of the most structured I have had from here. Cazes family making the difference.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe6/4/2020

The third vintage under the Cazes ownership, and happy to see that they maintain a style that is distinct from Lynch Bages, one than emphasizes the elegance that Cabernet Sauvignon can give over the power and concentration of Bages. This has a touch of rusticity on the tannins, with an unfussy elegance, some delicious juicy cassis fruits and a ton of Pauillac character. Drinking Window 2024 - 2037

The World of Fine Wines

93-94 / 100

byMichael Schusterthe5/13/2020

A very refined, finely gravelly Cabernet nose; beautifully balanced, full, lively in acidity,
with a nice concentration and a finely judged tannin; rich in juicy blackcurrant Cabernet, subtly gravelly in aroma, long and refined across the palate, a complex, subtle, and most rewarding Haut-Batailley with very fine, spicy aromatic length. A most polished, superfine Pauillac, by some way the best Haut-Batailley I can remember, an eye-opener to its origins under its new, Lynch-Bages, ownership.