Chateau Batailley Lions de Batailley 2018

- 93 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: „This is perfumed with lovely flowers, currants and some sandalwood on the nose, following through to a full body with very fine, caressing tannins that are polished and beautiful. Really creamy, focused and precise. Second wine. Drink this after 2024.“

- 92 Punkte DECANTER, Jane Anson: „An excellent-quality Lions de Batailley, with pencil lead and cassis that very much puts it in the Batailley family and ensures it is a classic Pauillac. This is really worth looking out for.“

- VertedeVin: "The nose is racy and offers structure, a small concentration, freshness and power. It reveals notes of ripe/fresh wild cassis, small wild berriesand small notes of small red fruits associated with touches of lily, violet as well as hints of zan, tobacco, dry rose and discreet hints of hazelnut. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, gourmandize, a certain richness (but full of finesse and balance), an almost aerial side in the approach, a fine creamy side, a fine grain, structure and fullness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, cassis and small notes of wild raspberry associated with small touches of pulpy/fleshy strawberry, violet, lilac as well as hints of chocolate, toasted almond and a subtle hint of vanilla. A fine chew on the gourmandize on the finish/persistence."

- FALSTAFF: "Kräftiges Rubingranat, zarte ockerfarbene Reflexe, breitere Randaufhellung. Tabakig unterlegte Edelholznuancen, schwarze Beerenfrucht, etwas Lakritze und Orangenzesten. Mittlerer Korper, frische Herzkirschen, integrierte Tannine, zarte Extraktsüße und feine Kräuterwürze im Abgang."