Château Batailley, Pauillac Cinquième Cru, 2015

Château Batailley, Pauillac Cinquième Cru, 2015"The 2015 Batailley has a very focused, intense bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, cedar and mineral notes, perhaps a little Margaux like in style as those violets blossom with time in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, well judged acidity, a touch of white pepper here lending edginess, gradually building to a very composed and structured finish. This is an excellent Batailley, meliorated by the introduction of a second wine,

harmonious and round

Rich and zesty characters carry on

A lesser known detail

floating cap fermentation for 20/25 days

where the frost damaged

alternating with nocturnal winds coming from inland

and a few more from later in the sequence

a great frame of grainy tannins and integrated freshness

with typical red berry fruit opening out on the nose and in the mouth

is slightly better than their brilliant 2009

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