Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
13 % Alcohol
Tasted 2014-03-13
Purple red with some light rims. Clear and tight. Typical Bordeaux nose of a still young wine: Animalic and wooden light barn aroma with dark cherries and berries in the background. With more air the dark cherries paired with some pepper notes more and more come to the foreground. The taste is black cherry dominated too, also in the aftertaste which is long reverberant. Very pleasant with no bitter notes. Well integrated alcohol. Pretty much better than expected due to the critics of the wine popes:-).
2007 is one of the three worst rated Bordeaux vintages in the third millennium's first decade (besides 2002 and 2004). This means that real bargains can be found. I drank wonderful bordeaux wines of the vintages 2002 and 2004 - especially from Pauillac, e.g., Montrose. This Batailley is not an outstanding but a good wine which can still be found for a fair price.
Thursday, March 13. 2014
2007 Château Batailley Grand Cru Classé 87/100
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