- Château Haut-Batailley 2022 has been released at £500 per 12×75.
- ‘Like a young tiger at the moment’, said Neal Martin who rated it 93-95 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider 2015, 2016 and 2019 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Haut-Batailley 2022 has been released at €43.20 per bottle ex-négociant, up 9.1% on the 2021 release (€39.60).
It is being offered by the international trade for £500 per 12×75, a 6.4% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£470 a case).
The 2015, 2016 and 2019 vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the 2022 Haut-Batailley a barrel range of 93-95 points, commenting on its ‘very intense and almost untamed bouquet’ that will ‘need some taming’ with age. The wine is, in his words, ‘like a young tiger at the moment’.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Independent) seemingly agreed, calling it a wine that ‘gallops out of the glass’ with a rating of 92-94 points.
Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) scored it at 93 points, deeming it a ‘lovely wine’ with the ‘phenolic richness and density of the year’.
Fair Value analysis
At £500 per 12×75 for the new release, buyers looking for value might want to consider back vintages of Haut-Batailley such as the 2019, 2016 and 2015 vintages.
The 2019 vintage holds a score of 93-95 points from Neal Martin (Vinous), and it is available at a 16% discount to today’s release. The 2016 vintage received 94 points from Martin and is available at a 27.8% discount to today’s release (£361 per 12×75). The 2015 vintage scored 92-94 points and is available at a 34% discount to today’s release (£330 per 12×75).
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