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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2023 Haut-Batailley is another impressive wine from this Chateau. There's plenty of the typical dark fruit and overall breadth that is such a signature, but the tannins show greater finesse than in some prior years—a very positive evolution that continues here. Black cherry, plum, lavender, cloves, leather and licorice are all beautifully amplified. The 2023 marks another major step forward for Haut-Batailley 04/2024

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2023 Haut Batailley was picked from 14 September and matured in 65% new oak. It has a harmonious and focused bouquet with blackberry, graphite and iris flower scents. The oak here is neatly integrated. It's actually stylistically not dissimilar to the Mouton Rothschild! The palate is medium-bodied with svelte tannins—quite rounded in the mouth, but there is backbone here. A subtle white pepper note mixes with pencil shavings on the classically styled finish, completing this refined Pauillac. 04/2024

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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

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2023 Château Haut-Batailley brings a much more focused, serious style while still staying in the elegant, vibrant style of the vintage. Based on 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot resting in 65% new oak, this deep purple-hued effort has classic Cabernet darker, almost blue fruits, graphite, tobacco, and chalky earth-like nuances as well as medium to full-bodied richness and depth on the palate. It's balanced and has beautiful tannins, as well as outstanding length. Tasted twice. 05/2024

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Jean-Marc Quarin

Jean-Marc Quarin

Couleur sombre, pourpre et intense. Nez très aromatique, au fruité pur et mûr. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, pulpeux au milieu, avec un corps fondant et surtout beaucoup de goût, le vin fond au palais, juteux, long et noble. C'est superbe ! Assemblage : 71 % cabernet sauvignon, 25 % merlot, 4 % petit verdot. Degré d'alcool : 13°2 - pH : 3,69 - IPT : 87. Rendement : 50 hl/ha. Sélection du premier vin : 55 % de la récolte. 04/2024

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James Suckling

James Suckling

This shows structure and focus, with creamy, powdery tannins and a very pretty, silky texture. Medium to full body with a solid line of tannins running through the wine. Blackberries and currants with a hint of crushed stone. Better than 2022? 04/2024