Batailley 2006
Batailley 2006 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot (Pauillac, France), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Those scales describe the wine when young; this is a 20-year-old bottle and its tannin and oak will have softened. Good with steak, lamb, roast chicken, roast pork.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodegas Inurrieta 'Norte' Roble (Cabernet Merlot), Navarra | £12.70 | |||
| Mouton Cadet Rouge 2021 Mouton-Cadet · Bordeaux | £10.96 | |||
| Cartlidge & Browne Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Cartlidge & Browne · California | £16.99 | |||
| Famille Guibert Combe Calcaire Rouge 2023 Mas de Daumas Gassac · Languedoc-Roussillon | £16.96 |
Château Batailley is a 5ème Cru Classé estate in located in Pauillac and is part of the Borie-Manoux portfolio of Châteaux directed by Philippe Casteja. From the vastly underrated 2006 vintage, this is a classically powerful Pauillac that exhibits delicious notes of blackberry, cassis, cedar, tobacco and graphite. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and grippy, this is great for drinking now if decanted but should continue to improve over the next 10-15 years.