2022 Château Haut-Batailley

The 2022 Haut-Batailley has a wonderfully defined, mineral-driven bouquet with a touch of vibrant black fruit and perhaps more focus than previous vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with a crisp acidity. This elegant Haut-Batailley builds beautifully while retaining tension and poise on the finish. This might be the best vintage to date under the Cazes family.

- Neal Martin (01/2025)

There’s a very attractive palate to this, showing lead pencil, blackcurrants and granite. Hints of herbs and tobacco. Medium- to full-bodied with creamy tannins and a savory finish. It's firm and lively at the end. Drink after 2028. (01/2025)

The Grand Vin, the 2022 Château Haut-Batailley is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Merlot that spent 16 months in 70% new barrels. Ripe black fruits, smoky tobacco, chocolate, and liquid violet notes all give way to a dense, full-bodied, concentrated, structured wine that's going to need bottle age. Do your best to hide these in the back of the cellar for a solid 7-8 years if you can, and it’s going to have 30+ years of overall longevity. It’s a stunning Pauillac, but not for the instant gratification crowd. (02/2025)

The 2022 Haut-Batailley exhibits rich aromas of cherry preserve, jammy berries and creamy new oak, followed by a medium to full-bodied, ripe and extracted palate that's chunky and muscular, concluding with a vanillin-inflected finish.

- William Kelley (03/2025)