One magnum bottle of Château Batailley
1995 vintage
Pauillac, Bordeaux/France
Original filling quantity: 1.5 l
Fill level: into neck
James Suckling (2002): 89/100

This lot comprises one magnum bottle of 1995 vintage Château Batailley from the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux.

The Pauillac appellation produces some of the world’s most highly-prized and expensive red wines. Situated to the northwest of the city of Bordeaux, near the Atlantic coast, its vineyards are located on dried-out swamplands. Vines take root in gravel dunes with subterranean clay lens. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon can develop a unique depth of taste and power, so the grape variety therefore makes up a large percentage of the Pauillac cuvées. The tannin-rich, powerful, concentrated wines require longer bottle-ageing in order to differentiate and reveal their taste. The Classification of 1855 put the vineyards of the Lafite-Rothschild and Latour estates ahead of the pack, awarding them Premier cru status. Mouton-Rothschild has also belonged to the club since 1973. In second place are the Deuxième crus of Pichon-Longueville-Baron and Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande. For decades, however, experts have judged them as being at least on a par with their Premier cru counterparts. This is also the case for numerous other top wines from this appellation.

After several more or less difficult years, 1995 was a truly great wine year in Bordeaux and the high expectations for this vintage have been surpassed again and again. Like this one, wines from this vintage are rich in tannins and mature marvelously over many years.

The 1995 vintage Batailley was rated 89 points by James Suckling for Wine Spectator in 2002.

The fill levels are excellent (into neck). The label and capsule are in perfect condition.

Château Batailley

Château Batailley is a famous wine estate in the appellation of Pauillac in Bordeaux. In the official Bordeaux wine official classification of 1855 it was granted the status of Cinquième Cru Classé, but since then its reputation has only improved. The wine estate currently produces stable wines, which are typical for Pauillac, yet posess a unique fruitiness. Since 1961 it is owned by the Castéja family, who also own the wine merchant house Borie-Manoux and a number of other wine estates in Bordeaux.

The vineyard area of Château Batailley spans 57 hectares, planted with 70 % Caberet Sauvignon 25 % Merlot, and 3 % Cabernet Franc and 2 % Petit Verdot. The wine matures in oak barrels over a period of 18 to 22 months. On average, 10,000 to 12,000 cases of Château Haut-Brion’s first wine are produced every year. The average age of the vines is 40 years. The wines are matured in oak-barrels from 18 to 20 months, 55 % of which are exchanged anually. The average anual production lies at around 22.000 cases.

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