The 2010 Batailley repeated its magnificent showing when poured at the château. It has a detailed bouquet of blackberry and cedar, quite backward and seemingly having advanced little since I tasted it in April 2016. The palate remains full of tension and brimming with energy, delivering classic cedar and tobacco notes toward the persistent finish. Batailley can produce wines that live many decades, and this is clearly one of them. Tasted at the property.

Aromas of freshly sliced mushrooms and dark fruits. Full body, with an incredible depth of fruit and finesse here. The tannins are amazing quality. Love the texture. Give it four to five years of bottle age.
-www.jamessuckling.com, 'Tasting Report: 2010's Greatness Across The Board in Bordeaux', 17 Feb 2013

(92-93 pts)
This really takes off on the finish. So long with a beautiful pure Cabernet Sauvignon character that has masses of currants and berries. Raspberries too and then turns to mineral. 78 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 percent Merlot, 2 percent Petit Verdot, and 1 percent Cabernet Franc.

Made in a more charming style than the normally backward, rather formidably tannic wines of Batailley, this 2010 is an endearing, elegant wine, but it has no shortage of power, richness and intensity. It displays loads of beautiful cassis, cedar and Christmas fruitcake notes along with impressive purity, texture and a full-bodied mouthfeel. Usually much more austere, this vintage seems to have produced a richer, more layered and opulent style of Batailley that can be approached in 3-5 years and consumed over the following 25 years. Drink: 2013 - 2038
-Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #205 Feb 2013

(89-91+ pts)
2010: Elegant crushed rock, red and black currant, spice box and earth notes result in a classic Pauillac to smell and taste. Dark ruby/purple-colored, slightly austere because of the robust tannins, beautifully pure and built for the long haul, patience of 5-7 years will be required and this 2010 should keep for 25+ years.

(78% cabernet sauvignon, 19% merlot, 2% petit verdot and 1% cabernet franc; 13.5% alcohol) Bright, dark red. Floral, fruity aromas of red berries, plum, red cherry and minerals, with the fruit element intensifying with aeration. In the mouth, bright red berry and sweet spice flavors are joined by a strong mineral quality and lifted by sound, harmonious acidity. Finishes light and lively, with good length and smooth tannins, but this wine has real substance and sneaky concentration.

Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Batailley starts off quite cedary/oaky, opening out to reveal notes of preserved plums, blackcurrant cordial and new leather with touches of pencil shavings and bay leaves. Full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid structure of firm, chewy tannins and loads of freshness framing the herb-sparked black fruit, finishing a little firm.

5th Growth Pauillac. [78CS/22M] Dense, fresh blackcurrant and mineral nose; very nicely balanced, sweet cored wine with a fine concentration of fruit, fresh acidity and very fine textured, polished tannin; crisply sweet fruit, lightly dry edged tannin definition, a toothsome freshness, fine sweet, ripe, Cabernet, nice length in the mouth, lovely long, gently minerally and sweet blackcurrant finish. Delicious! A particularly polished performance. 2016-30 [M.Schuster, Bordeaux Mar/Apr 2011]

Highly scented, charred oak aromas at first; then a great deal of satisfying black fruit and clove spice. Extrovert but faithful to the origin. Loads of lingering fruit power. (RH)

This wine has really blossomed and is already looking very pretty with no evidence of any excess tannin. Beautifully perfumed with sumptuous fruit that spreads broadly across the palate. A relatively forward 2010 but bravo! (JR)

Tasted blind. Deep smudgy garnet. Lots of sweet oak spice, toasty. Very oaky on the palate too though the fruit does just about keep up. Lively freshness at the end but the oak is dominant still. (JH)