Grape: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot

Tasting note: The 2018 Château Haut-Batailley Verso has a complex, nuanced, approachable style with classic Pauillac dark fruits, tobacco, lead pencil, and earthy aromas and flavors. Gorgeously fruited, succulent, and seamless

James Suckling: 92/100