Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Coffret Milésimes
Pessac-Léognan - aoc
Pessac-Léognan - aoc
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Petit Verdot
Description
Founded in 1365, this great growth owned by remarkable figures such as the Scottish navigator Georges Smith in the 18th century and Lodi Duffour-Dubergier in the 19th century, owes its reputation as "the quintessential Graves" to its superb terroir of günzian gravel in a single block.
Notes de Presse
96/100
Millésime 2009 Red Falstaff Magazin
17/20
Millésime 2009 Red Jancis Robinson
17/20
Millésime 2015 white Vinum Wine Magazine
Tasting
2 x Red 2015
Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2015 is a very dark red wine, almost black. The
nose expresses a bouquet of black fruits and very freshred fruits. Through
swirling, the nose appears more complex with notes of spices, cedar,
liquorice associated with notes of violet and a touch of flint stone.
The mouth is straightforward, dynamic, powerful, dense, classy. Tannins are
concentrated, unctuous and silky. They give the wine great length and
beautiful texture. We find again in mouth the crunchy and ripe fruits and an
additional spicier dimension with liquorice, citron, clove and a wonderful
finale of floral and mineral notes.
2 x Red 2009
The finest wine ever made by proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard, the 2009 Smith-Haut-Lafitte exhibits an opaque blue/purple color in addition to a glorious nose of acacia flowers, licorice, charcoal, blueberries, black raspberries, lead pencil shavings and incense. This massive, extraordinarily rich, unctuously textured wine may be the most concentrated effort produced to date, although the 2000, 2005
and 2010 are nearly as prodigious. A gorgeous expression of Pessac-Leognan with sweet tannin, emerging charm and delicacy, and considerable power, depth, richness and authority, it should age effortlessly for 30-40+ years. Bravo
Robert Parker Wine Advocate #199 Feb 2012
2 x White 2015
Straight from the first nose, this wine brings us toward an aromatic palette
of white fruits and flowers: citrus fruits, white peaches, pears and acacia
flowers. Then aeration reveals spicier aromas of star anise and eucalyptus.
After a tense and vivid attack, the mouth of concentration and power
appears very well-balanced with a beautiful smooth texture. This fresh and
elegant wine offers after citrus fruits some white flesh fruits, sweet
spices and very complex notes of flint stones and fireplace, characteristic
of our gravel terroirs.
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