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Red Wine / France / Bordeaux / Pessac-Léognan AOC / 14 % vol
Ranked by our clients in the TOP 40 Bordeaux
Robert Parker : 98/100
Vinous - Antonio Galloni : 98/100
Wine Spectator : 97/100
Jancis Robinson : 18/20
CHATEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2016

CHATEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2016

0,75 L Red Wine / France / Bordeaux / Pessac-Léognan AOC / 14 % vol

18.7/20
evaluated by 7 clients
Silky tannins Dominant Cabernet-Sauvignon Nice texture
17.0/20
Verified taster: Sylvain C. 03/08/2021 Verified purchase

A very nice balance. Drunk in February 2021 for a beautiful event without accompaniments. It deserves more patience to age a few more years even if it already exudes something special. I would definitely order again.more reviews

'[This] Smith Haut-Lafitte is another great success' - Robert Parker -
The couple was able to employ facilities and a winegrowing philosophy inspired by biodynamics, allowing them to create increasingly balanced but no less powerful wines. Today, Smith Haut Lafitte has become an unmissable benchmark for Pessac-Léognan. This Château Smith Haut Lafitte sports a lovely, deep-red colour with glints of dark purple. The complex nose reveals very fresh notes of ripe red fruits (raspberry, cherry), liquorice and spices. On the palate, the wine is balanced, with good concentration. It displays lovely substance and maturity, with a delicate but firm tannic structure. A Pessac-Léognan with solid potential!
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CHATEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2016
  Wine type
Fine wine
  Vintage
2016
  Grape Variety
65% Cabernet-sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet-franc, 1% Petit-verdot
  Character
Tannic and racy red wine
  Style
Woody
  Sight
Dark and bright red
  Smell
Ripe red fruits, spicy notes
  Taste
Nice texture, silky tannins
  Service Temperature
16-18°C
  Service
Decant into carafe
  Storage instructions
To drink or to store in cellar
  To drink from
2018
  To drink until
2045
  Food and wine matching
Red meat, Poultry, Game meat, Cheese


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18.7/20
evaluated by 7 clients

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17.0/20
Verified taster: 03/08/2021 Verified purchase

A very nice balance. Drunk in February 2021 for a beautiful event without accompaniments. It deserves more patience to age a few more years even if it already exudes something special. I would definitely order again.

19.0/20
Verified taster: 03/21/2021 Verified purchase

Excellent wine. We are close to perfection. Gorgeous colour. I didn't find it too tannic although it was very racy. Tasted with a Limousin prime rib.

CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT-LAFITTE

After careers as skiers, the Cathiard family bought the Smith Haut Lafitte estate in 1990, a real jewel whose name has been one of the most emblematic of Bordeaux wines for several centuries. Driven by the desire to produce one of the best wines in the world and aware of the richness of their Pessac-Léognan terroir, the owners combine ancestral methods (manual harvesting, compost making, ploughing on horseback, total elimination of herbicides) and new technologies. On these same lands, their daughter Mathilde and her husband Bertrand created the first Vinothérapie® spa and the cosmetics brand Caudalie®.

Domaine noté ★★ - Domaine incontournable - Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France Élu Vigneron de l'Année - Guide Hachette 2021
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