Haut Batailley Size:12x375ml The palate is well balanced

The palate is well balanced with slightly firm tannin

the 2018 Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard is positively stunning

Made from 50% Grenache

I now wonder what the 2013 is going to be like

the 2011 offers attractive scents of dark red cherry

Haut Batailley Size:12x375ml The palate is well balancedThe 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