Chateau Batailley Pauillac 2005 CS20230516 the antithesis of the sweet

the antithesis of the sweet industrial fizz this region got famous for

5 hectares of old vines by hand and horse

giving the wine plenty of plush mid-palate fruit while keeping the savory bones intact

farmed entirely without pesticides or synthetic fertilizers

with silky tannins and persistent fruit

Chateau Batailley Pauillac 2005 CS20230516 the antithesis of the sweetTwenty plus years on, the 2005 Batailley is sitting squarely in its sweet spot. The Castja owned Pauillac Fifth Growth has long been the quiet, classical Pauillac in the family dependable, structured, never flashy and 2005 was one of the great Left Bank vintages of the decade, with the density and tannic spine to reward this kind of patience. Two decades have softened the wine into cedar, tobacco, and dried cassis territory while the core of Pauillac