- Château Haut-Batailley 2023 has been released at £432 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin gave the wine a barrel score of 91-93 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2016 vintage.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Haut-Batailley 2023 has been released at €36 per bottle ex-négociant, down 16.7% on the 2022 release (€43.20).
It is being offered by the international trade for £432 per 12×75, a 13.6% decrease on the 2022’s opening price (£500 a case).
At this price, buyers looking for reasonable value may turn to back-vintages See more pricing analysis below.
Critical Response
Neal Martin (Vinous) gave a score of 91-93 points, calling the wine’s bouquet ‘harmonious and focused with blackberry, graphite and iris flower scents’.
William Kelley (The Wine Advocate) also awarded 91-93 points, calling it ‘deep and layered’ and describing ‘aromas of dark berries, plums, pencil shavings and creamy new oak’.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) said the 2023 ‘marks another major step forward for Haut-Batailley’, awarding a barrel range of 93-96 points.
Access the critic scores grid, updated as they are released, here, or get the lastest scores direct to your inbox.
Pricing Analysis
While today’s release price is lower than last year’s, the 2023 is among the most expensive vintages on the market. There are options in back-vintages for buyers interested in value.
Neal Martin’s joint highest scoring wine of the past decade, the 94-point 2016, benefits from extra time in bottle and is available at a 16.7% discount to today’s release.
Buyers looking for other options may also be interested in the slightly lower-scoring 2015.
Our Bordeaux En Primeur 2023 page contains everything you need to know about this year’s campaign. You can also sign up for our daily En Primeur email alerts using the form below.
Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real time activity of Liv-ex’s 620+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 20,000 wines.
