Chateau Haut-Batailley “Verso” Pauillac 2019

Château Haut-Batailley is one of Pauillac's historic estates, with origins dating back to the 18th century. Since 2017, the property has been owned by the Cazes family, also proprietors of the renowned Château Lynch-Bages. Their stewardship has focused on preserving the estate's classical Pauillac identity while investing in modern winemaking facilities and sustainable vineyard practices.

The vineyards are planted on Pauillac's famous deep gravel terraces overlooking the Gironde estuary, an ideal terroir for Cabernet Sauvignon. Through meticulous vineyard management, careful fruit selection, and traditional cellar practices, Château Haut-Batailley produces wines that combine elegance, structure, and longevity, faithfully expressing the character of one of Bordeaux's most prestigious appellations.

Cabernet Sauvignon wines shows a strong body, high acidity and high levels of tannins. A bouquet is very intensive, with black berries and spices. Very often these wines has great aging potential.

The home of three out of the five cult wine houses of the Grand Cru classification - Lafitte-Rothschild, Latour and Mouton-Rothschild. The soil is poor - big rocks in the gravel makes it difficult for the vine roots to get water but this allows them to gather lots of valuable minerals on the way. The taste of fresh fruit, wood and spicy tannins combined with a rich aroma of cigar boxes and dark berries are the qualities that make this appellation a true value. Winemakers use all the grapes allowed in the region - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.

Bordeaux wines are considered to be the most prestige and renowned in the world. The region is mainly known for its dry red wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes, and one can almost always find the word Château (French for „castle”) on Bordeaux wine labels. In order to understand the style of wine most desirable for your taste, it is recommended to try different samples from the Left as well as the Right Bank of The Gironde. Both banks differ not only with different soil, but also with the share of specific wines. There are several classifications in Bordeaux but the main one, introduced in 1855, hasn’t changed since and still impacts wine prices nowadays. A few years later, in 1936, an alternative classification system - Crus Bourgeois - was established. Bordeaux is known for a commerce praxis called en primeur - it means that a buyer can purchase wines immediately after harvest and prior to production for a substantially lower price, thus obtaining the opportunity to sell them for a larger profit later in the future. Bordeaux wines can be described as big, complex and with a strong character, but very friendly at the same time so that each and every wine lover could find something tasty and suitable for a great wine night.