Pauillac · vintage 2020
Why this vintage
- 96/100 from Decanterand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2020 vintage in PauillacAn early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Critic scores
- Decanter96
- Vinous95
- Wine Spectator95
- Jeb Dunnuck94
- Wine Advocate92
The 2020 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 94/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: An early, hot year, with a harvest under pressure: a dense, juicy classic, ripe without heaviness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pauillac. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
Château Haut-Batailley 2020 is characterized by an intense and ripe nose. The palate is complex and well structured with a long finish. Harmonious wine with woody and spicy notes.
Blend of the 2020 vintage
- 62 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 38 % Merlot
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2020 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 67 % cabernet sauvignon, 28 % merlot, 5 % petit verdot — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Winemaking
A first sorting is carried out in the vineyard. A second, then a third sorting takes place, before and after destemming. The vatting takes place for three weeks, following the rhythm of successive pump-over and rack and return. Once finished, the wines undergo malolactic fermentation in vats then are aged in barrels.
Ageing
14 months in French oak barrels (60% new oak)
Terroir
The distinctive character of the Haut-Batailley terroir comes from its situation in the south of the Pauillac appellation, on the border with Saint-Julien. The influence of this neighbouring appellation is felt in the cru, where one finds the grace, charm and delicacy that stand for a femininity often less marked in the wines of Pauillac. This harmonious complexity gives the wine character and a great deal of personality.
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Texts and documents 2020
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots, labels. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.