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Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge 2014 150cl

Grand Cru Classé | Graves, Pessac-Léognan | Bordeaux | France
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18 Rene Gabriel
Tiefes Purpur, satt in der Mitte, Granatschimmer am Rand. Spontan gefällt das Bouquet von allen verkosteten Léognanweinen am besten. Das Nasenbild beginnt mit einem Hauch Kokos und Caramel. Im zweiten Ansatz; eine schön reife Frucht zeigend, welche zwischen roten und blauen Beeren schwingt, dann kommt eine fein hölzerne Konturen in Nasenbild. Im Gaumen stoffig, wieder mit vielen Beeren bespickt, akzentuierte Muskeln zeigend, an sich gross, aber auch etwas technisch wirkender Wein. Damit will ich sagen, dass die Jahrgangsvorgabe korrektiv angegangen wurde. Oder halt die extrahiert wirkenden Tannine in der Adstringenz eine ziemlich grosszügige Strenge bewirken. Er muss seine Wertung, bis zu Flaschenabfüllung noch beweisen. Er somit knapp der beste Rotwein aus Léognan, muss sich aber von der Pessac-Elite geschlagen geben. 18/20 2022 – 2044
94 Wine Spectator
This has a generous feel, with ripe fig, boysenberry and blueberry compote fruit flavors that are entwined with alluring roasted apple wood, melted licorice and warm fruitcake notes. The broad, mouthcoating finish has a terrific graphite underpinning to stay honest. Best from 2020 through 2035. 10,000 cases made.
93 Robert Parker
The 2014 Smith-Haut-Lafitte has a fragrant mulberry and strawberry scented bouquet with cedar and subtle undergrowth scents emerging with time. There is something almost Musigny-like here (written as a complement incidentally—why not be compared to the greatest Burgundy Grand Cru?). The palate is medium-bodied with a soft and mellow opening. Quite spicy in the mouth with leather-tinged fruit on the open and inviting finish, there is something very approachable about this Smith-Haut-Lafitte, though like the 2014 Pape-Clement, it contains the substance to drink well over 10-15 years.
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Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Graves’ most characteristic estate, Château Smith Haut Lafitte sits along the most renowned gravelly ridge of the Pessac-Léognan appellation. After years under the ownership of the Bordeaux négociant Eschenauer, a former Olympic skiing champion, Daniel Cathiard and his wife, Florence bought the château in 1990. Since then, the Grand Cru Classé estate has made several improvements that continue to accrue. The Cathiards opted for a more organic viticulture method, and modernized their vinification technologies. With 78-hectares under vine, the vineyards devote 67-hectares to red varieties, and the remaining 11-hectares are planted to white. Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge remains at the pinnacle of their production. It is a lighter style blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that still packs an impressive depth. The white, Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is also unfiltered and barrel fermented, however this wine stays true to the floral, and herbal core found at the base of this unique terroir’s production.