1970 Château Haut-Batailley

Community Tasting Note

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92 Points

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - I have had this wine a few times and I was certainly over enthusiastic with my first note. That said, this is a sleeper wine that is perfectly mature, well integrated with great notes of mature red and black fruit, cedar, earth and a leather note. Great harmony and round texture. Medium depth and finish.

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  • Comment posted by Purple Tooth:

    4/16/2014 7:28:00 AM - I have one of these that I have not dared to open because I thought that it might be way off by now.. Your 92 rating has me motivated to pop it. Did you decant? Was it better upfront or along the end? Thank you!

  • Comment posted by johnh1001:

    4/17/2014 7:50:00 PM - Definitely worth a try. I bought two cases from the HDH Clarence Day auction. Bottles were in good condition with fills at base neck/top shoulder. All bottles have been great right away and held for 2+ hours. A couple had some funk at the beginning which blew off. Let me know if you try one!

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