Château

Château Haut-Batailley

shah-TOH oh bah-tah-YEH
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A fifth growth that did not exist as such in 1855: cut out of Batailley in 1941, bought by the Cazes family of Lynch-Bages in 2017, and still being planted.

Appellation
Pauillac

The château

Batailley was divided in 1941 between 2 brothers. Francis Borie took the part that became Château Haut-Batailley and Marcel kept the rest. The Borie family held it until March 31, 2017, when the Cazes family, of Château Lynch-Bages, bought it from the des Brest-Borie family. Jean-Charles Cazes, who has directed the family business since 2006, is co-owner and general director.

The estate covers about 40 hectares on deep Garonne gravel. At the sale 22 were in production, with vines 35 years old on average, and 19 more carried the right to the Pauillac appellation without a vine on them. A planting program began in 2018 to bring them in, which makes this a vineyard still growing rather than settled, and the proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot are moving with it. The wine is raised for 16 months in French oak, 70% of it new, and Verso is the second wine.

At a glance

Appellation
Pauillac
Classification
Cinquième Cru Classé 1855, as part of Château Batailley
Owners
The Cazes family, since March 31, 2017; the Borie family from 1941
Direction
Jean-Charles Cazes, co-owner and general director
Vineyard
About 40 hectares: 22 in production at the sale, 19 unplanted but in the appellation, planted from 2018
Soil
Deep Garonne gravel Terroir of Pauillac →
Cellar
16 months in French oak, 70% new
Wines
Château Haut-Batailley; Verso
Origin
The division of Château Batailley in 1941

Sources

Institutions
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Château Haut-Batailley
Its own publications
Château Batailley, the presentation

Revised October 1, 2026. How I choose sources

The record

Château Haut-Batailley is a Cinquième Cru Classé of the 1855 Classification, in the Pauillac appellation.

The 1855 Classification was published on April 18, 1855, drawn up by the brokers of the Bordeaux exchange for the Exposition Universelle in Paris.

Source: Conseil des Grands Crus Classés en 1855

Private

By invitation only.

In the news

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  1. Nov 2, 2026

    Inside Château Haut-Batailley

    Château Haut-Batailley, a Pauillac fifth growth, has undergone changes since the Cazes family bought it in 2017, including its distinctive pink winery walls.

    Estate profiles can reveal how individual Pauillac properties distinguish themselves beyond classification and appellation. Here, architecture and operating philosophy form part of Haut-Batailley’s public identity.

    Source: Decanter Pauillac Estates and PeopleRules and Classifications

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