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Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge 2019 900cl

Grand Cru Classé | Graves, Pessac-Léognan | Bordeaux | Frankreich
CHF 1’621.50

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2019 2021
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99 James Suckling
Intense blackberry and graphite character coming out of the glass, together with dried violets, ink and some asphalt. Full-bodied with wonderfully integrated tannins that spread across the palate and then draw you deep into the wine. Lead-pencil and blackcurrant aftertaste. Tightly wound with a cashmere-like texture. A whole and thought-provoking wine. Try after 2028 and beyond.
97 Vinous
The 2019 Smith Haut-Lafitte blossoms immediately on the nose of seductive blackberry, black olive and Bing cherries, perhaps a little more floral than when I tasted it from barrel, and there is a nearly Burgundy-like purity. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth, almost creamy entry. This is very harmonious, elegant and poised, leading to a mineral-driven finish. A gorgeous, seductive Smith Haut Lafitte that will give three or four decades of drinking pleasure.
97 Vinous
The 2019 Smith Haut-Lafitte blossoms immediately on the nose of seductive blackberry, black olive and Bing cherries, perhaps a little more floral than when I tasted it from barrel, and there is a nearly Burgundy-like purity. The palate is medium-bodied with a smooth, almost creamy entry. This is very harmonious, elegant and poised, leading to a mineral-driven finish. A gorgeous, seductive Smith Haut Lafitte that will give three or four decades of drinking pleasure.
96 Robert Parker
The 2019 Smith Haut Lafitte has turned out very well indeed, unwinding in the glass with a complex bouquet of dark berries, cassis, forest floor, pencil shavings, licorice and spices. Full-bodied, broad and velvety, it's layered and elegantly muscular, underpinned by rich structuring tannins and lively acids, and it concludes with a long, expansive finish. This is another estate where the viticultural and stylistic evolutions of the last decade have delivered a beautifully balanced, harmonious 2019.
96 Robert Parker
The 2019 Smith Haut Lafitte has turned out very well indeed, unwinding in the glass with a complex bouquet of dark berries, cassis, forest floor, pencil shavings, licorice and spices. Full-bodied, broad and velvety, it's layered and elegantly muscular, underpinned by rich structuring tannins and lively acids, and it concludes with a long, expansive finish. This is another estate where the viticultural and stylistic evolutions of the last decade have delivered a beautifully balanced, harmonious 2019.
95 Wine Spectator
A broad, rich and caressing wine, with a lovely display of cassis, plum puree and blackberry pâte de fruit notes. There's form thanks to a buried alder note, along with sweet tobacco and iron accents on the finish. A strong showing. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2036. 10,000 cases made, 2,400 cases imported. — JM
95 Wine Spectator
A broad, rich and caressing wine, with a lovely display of cassis, plum puree and blackberry pâte de fruit notes. There's form thanks to a buried alder note, along with sweet tobacco and iron accents on the finish. A strong showing. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2024 through 2036. 10,000 cases made, 2,400 cases imported. — JM
Hersteller
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Das charakteristischste Weingut in Graves erstreckt sich entlang dem berühmten Kiesrücken der Appellation Pessac-Léognan. Nachdem es viele Jahre im Besitz des Bordelaiser Négociant Eschenauer, eines ehemaligen Ski-Olympiasiegers, stand, übernahmen 1990 Daniel Cathiard und seine Frau Florence das Château. Seitdem hat das als Grand Cru Classé klassifizierte Weingut mehrere Verbesserungen erfahren, mit immer noch wachsendem Erfolg. Die Cathiards entschieden sich für mehr ökologische Weinbaumethoden und modernisierten ihre Weinherstellungstechnik. Von den 78 Hektar Rebfläche sind 67 Hektar mit roten Sorten bewachsen, die übrigen 11 Hektar mit weißen. Der Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge ist beständig der Spitzenwein des Hauses. Er ist ein stilistisch leichterer Verschnitt aus Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc und Petit Verdot, der dennoch eine beeindruckende Tiefe erreicht. Der Weißwein Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc ist ebenfalls ungefiltert und im Fass fermentiert, bleibt aber dem floralen und pflanzlichen Charakter treu, der die Basis der Produktion dieses einzigartigen Terroirs ausmacht.