77% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot. From vines with an average age of 35 years. 18 months’ barrel-ageing, bottled 15 June 2017 under natural cork. SO2 total 97 mg/l, SO2 free 24 mg/l. Vegan. Bottle weight 600g.
Very deep blackish ruby. Creamy and lustrous-tasting with concentration and polished tannins. A luxurious bottle... already drinking well and although it has the tannic charge of a typical 2015, the tannins are (just) suppressed by the fruit. 17 points

The 2015 Batailley put in a querulous showing at the blind Southwold tasting, so I asked for another bottle at the property. It has a well-defined bouquet, although I am still seeking more cohesion and terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, fine acidity and plenty of cedar-infused black fruit. There remains some new oak to be subsumed on the finish. A likeable Batailley, but I must admit I expected more given its performance from barrel. Drink 2022-2040. 91 points