2000 Château Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux

 The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin; this bottle is more backward than others, with firm tannin providing sturdy backbone. It remains a burly Pauillac for the vintage, and it is certainly masculine in style. Then again, that is a leitmotif of the millennial vintage. As such, I can envisage this mellowing in four to six year's time, whereupon it will have the substance to give drinking pleasure over many years. Drink 2020-2045.

91/100, Neal Martin, Wine Advocate (June 2017)