Château Haut Batailley’s history is intertwined with Château Batailley (classified in 1855). The property was split in two in the 1940s with the vineyards nearest to the Gironde estuary becoming Haut Batailley. The vines are next to those of Lynch Bages, Pichon Lalande, Pichon Baron, Les Forts de Latour and Grand Puy Lacoste.

For the next 75 years, Haut Batailley made good, reliable Pauillac until the property was put up for sale in 2017. There were many keen bidders (rumoured to include first growths) but the owner - Françoise de Brest-Borie - chose the Cazes family of Lynch Bages to take over her precious vineyard. Under the leadership of Jean-Charles Cazes, there has been significant investment in the vineyards and winemaking facilities.