Lions de Batailley Pauillac
Wine Description
"Lions de Batailley" is the second wine of Château Batailley and draws its name from the two Lions who guard the gates of Château Batailley's main entrance.
Château Batailley, a 5th Grand Cru Classé of the classification of 1855, is the Castéja family's and Borie-Manoux’s flagship. It is one of the oldest estates in the Médoc.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Château Batailley
Vineyard size
141 acres
Soil composition
Gravel, Silica
Harvest time:
September
First vintage of this wine:
2014
Bottles produced of this wine:
30,000
Average Vine Age:
40 years
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
77 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
60% 1 year old, 40% new oak
Length of bottle aging:
10 years
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
3.7 g/L
Alcohol:
13 %
Dry extract:
29.4 g/L
Residual sugar:
1.6 g/L
Wine Production
Lions de Batailey comes mainly from young vines, as well as from wines issued from non-associated plots in the final Grand Vin blend.
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