Château Haut-Batailley 2023
Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£216.00
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Arriving: Spring 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2032 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2045 |
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Critic scores
93 RP, 93 NM, 96 AG, 94 JS, 94 JA
Critic reviews
"Offering aromas of toast, oak, spices and cigar wrapper, the 2023 Haut-Batailley is medium- to full-bodied, with a dense, compact palate built around firm, chewy tannins that assert themselves on a long, spicy finish. Rather muscular and extracted in profile, it is a blend of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, matured in 65% new oak."
Yohan Castaing, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Haut Batailley has a very harmonious and cohesive bouquet with bright blackberry, cedar and graphite scents. The oak is beautifully integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, quite structured and sapid, leading to a more mellow finish that is not too grippy. Give this two or three years, but there is the substance here to reward cellaring."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Haut-Batailley is every bit as impressive as it was en primeur. Dark and quite imposing, the 2023 offers up an exotic mélange of blackberry jam, gravel, incense, licorice, dried herbs and scorched earth. Even with all of its considerable textural intensity, Haut-Batailley shows a measure of brightness, especially in its aromatics."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"Attractive aromas of graphite, currants and blackberries. Medium-bodied with plenty of fruit, but then firm and chewy tannins give a nice backbone to this. Savory acidity underneath. Linear at the end. A blend of 71% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot and 4% petit verdot. Needs three or four years to come together. Try after 2028."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Smoked and grilled damson and black cherry, floral character of violets and iris, a little soft around the edges, but has good tannic build. 65% new oak for ageing. Jean-Charles Cazes owner."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com
Yohan Castaing, April 2026, RobertParker.com
"The 2023 Haut Batailley has a very harmonious and cohesive bouquet with bright blackberry, cedar and graphite scents. The oak is beautifully integrated here. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, quite structured and sapid, leading to a more mellow finish that is not too grippy. Give this two or three years, but there is the substance here to reward cellaring."
Neal Martin, February 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2023 Haut-Batailley is every bit as impressive as it was en primeur. Dark and quite imposing, the 2023 offers up an exotic mélange of blackberry jam, gravel, incense, licorice, dried herbs and scorched earth. Even with all of its considerable textural intensity, Haut-Batailley shows a measure of brightness, especially in its aromatics."
Antonio Galloni, March 2026, Vinous.com
"Attractive aromas of graphite, currants and blackberries. Medium-bodied with plenty of fruit, but then firm and chewy tannins give a nice backbone to this. Savory acidity underneath. Linear at the end. A blend of 71% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot and 4% petit verdot. Needs three or four years to come together. Try after 2028."
James Suckling, January 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Smoked and grilled damson and black cherry, floral character of violets and iris, a little soft around the edges, but has good tannic build. 65% new oak for ageing. Jean-Charles Cazes owner."
Jane Anson, March 2026, JaneAnson.com