Haut Batailley Vintage:2001 Punches above its weight

Punches above its weight

sweet tannin

This stunner is a classically styled Malconsorts that is made in a ‘buy and forget you own it’ style

this is notably more aromatically elegant yet also more reserved and less expressive just now

red and black fruits

Haut Batailley Vintage:2001 Punches above its weightThe 1986 Haut Batailley has matured in splendid fashion. The nose is engaging, a mixture of red and black fruit, gravel and spice. Juxtaposed against the 1996 Haut Batailley I find more energy in this, despite being ten years older. The palate is medium bodied with fine tannin, earthy black fruit with good acidity. It is not a complex Pauillac and the finish feels a tad staid, although the residue of white pepper and bay leaf on the finish is very