Chateau Haut Batailley 2008 Pauillac
| Category: | Chateau Haut Batailley |
|---|---|
| Category: | dry |
| Wine color: | red |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Bordeaux |
| Winery: | Chateau Haut Batailley |
| Classification: | 5. Cru |
| Vintage: | 2008 |
| Alcohol (in %): | 13,5 |
| Volume (in l): | 0,75 |
The winery has an annual wine production of around 120 thousand bottles. The wine is aged for twenty months in oak barrels, of which one third is replaced each year with new ones. After a complete renovation of the technical facilities, there has been an obvious turn for the better. The increased volume of nicely aged Cabernet delights with fruity aromas and ideally integrated tannins.
Medium ruby red colour with dark pigmentation. The aromas are well integrated with dark fruit and vanilla oak. The flavour profile is full of pleasantly pronounced dark fruit flavours. The structure of the wine is fine, supple and soft. The acidity is good, the alcohol is in balance and the finish has a pleasing length. This is a balanced rather than powerful wine.
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Château Haut Batailley
Château Haut-Batailley is a wine estate in the Pauillac appellation of Médoc, north of Bordeaux and on the left bank of the Garonne estuary. It is one of the 18 estates with a Fifth Growth status (5ème Cru), granted based on the Bordeaux classification of 1855.
The estate was once part of the larger neighboring Château Batailley, located north of Haut-Batailley. Batailley was purchased in 1932 by brothers François and Marcel Borie, who divided it into two parts in 1942 to avoid conflict over inheritance. François took the smaller property, which did not include the physical château, and named the estate Haut-Batailley. He expanded the size of the estate by purchasing vineyards, including plots in 1951 from Château Duhart-Milon, which holds Fourth Growth status (4ème Cru).
Château Haut-Batailley now has 22 hectares of vineyards planted predominantly with Cabernet Sauvignon, as is typical of Bordeaux's left bank. Merlot and Cabernet Franc are included in the final blend but are planted on smaller plots.
The estate produces approximately 120,000 bottles of wine annually. The wine matures for twenty months in oak barrels, with one-third of the barrels replaced each year with new ones. After a comprehensive renovation of its technical facilities, the estate has seen a clear improvement in quality.
