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9.0

The 1975 Batailley is a vintage poured at a vertical at the Pauillac estate with Frédéric Castèja a few months earlier, but perversely, this bottle shows better. There’s a strong marine influence on the nose, and kelp and crustacea intertwine with slightly rustic but attractive black fruit, austere, compared to recent vintages, albeit typical of that period for Batailley. The palate is gentle, perhaps a little angular, though this bottle exhibited a touch more black fruit on the finish to counterbalance its obdurate tannins, a trope of the 1975 Left Banks. The aforementioned vertical will appear this year. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2024)
— 24 days ago

Ted

9.3

Order has been restored to the universe. The Lions choke as usual and this wine is fantastic. Gigantic bone in rib-eye is next. Extremely approachable wine as an infant. — 5 months ago

Jennifer Penston

9.1

Dark fruits and easy to drink. Nice with steak — a year ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.2

Pauillac power. At the same time it is a well constructed wine. Fine and pretty mid palate with shut by a harsh finish which will smoothen with time. 92 + — 14 days ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.7

Powerful concentration of dense cassis and red fruit flavors. Smooth and elegant, but mostly just concentrated density. Absolutely Delicious!! — 3 months ago

Phil Orlandini

9.0

2021 was an excellent purchase. Smooth and a bit tannic. Delicious with pizza. — 9 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

Deep golden color. Beautiful aromas of apricots, dried blonde figs, candied orange peel and honey. Apricot, pineapple and honey flavors fill the palate with hints of clementine, mango, sweet spices and candied ginger. Nice touch of salty preserved lemon on the finish. Mouth coating finish. Enough acidity to cut through all the sweetness. Rich and quite fresh tasting. Outstanding QPR! — a month ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

9.1

Nice and tannic — 3 months ago

Neal Ferry

8.9

For $4.99 what can you expect, well this one is amazingly good — 7 months ago

Andy Hall

9.8

Daou is producing some many good wines in Paso. I wasn’t keen on opening a ‘16 but I needed to try one to determine my aging strategy for the remaining bottles. This is a pop n’ pour! So much balance and harmony for such a young wine. If I can keep my hands off if them, they will stay in the cellar for decades. The high end wines coming from Daou are amazing ( Patrimony, Soul of a Lion, Patrimony Des Lions etc). — a year ago