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Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge 2019 900cl

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

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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
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Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Domaine le plus caractéristique des Graves, le Château Smith Haut Lafitte se dresse le long de la crête graveleuse la plus célèbre de l’appellation Pessac-Léognan. Propriété du négociant bordelais Eschenauer des années durant, il a été repris en 1990, par l’ancien champion de ski Daniel Cathiard, et son épouse Florence. Depuis, ce Grand Cru Classé continue à faire l’objet d’améliorations qualitatives. Les Cathiard ont choisi la conduite biologique pour leur vignoble et ont modernisé leurs techniques de vinification. Sur les 78 hectares de vignes, 67 sont dédiés à l’encépagement en rouge, les 11 hectares restants étant consacrés aux blancs. Le Smith Haut Lafitte rouge constitue toujours le summum de leur production. Assemblage de cabernet-sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc et petit verdot, son profil relativement léger n’enfreint en rien sa profondeur impressionnante. Le Smith Haut Lafitte blanc, lui aussi non filtré et fermenté en barrique, conserve le noyau floral et végétal typique des vins de ce terroir unique.