Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2022 - White

France - Bordeaux - Pessac-Léognan - Château Smith Haut Lafitte
$1,002.19
$167.03 / Unit

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Grape varieties
Sauvignon blanc 90%
Sémillon 5
Sauvignon gris 5% (French) (French) (French)
Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Le Château Smith Haut Lafitte is one of the must-have names in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, dubbed the "most Graves of Graves" due to the atypical nature of its terroir. Domaine was founded in 1365 and was then named Haut Lafitte for its geographical location.

Then, when Georges Smith, a merchant of Scottish origin, acquired it in the 18th century, he added his name to it and built the Carthusian monastery we know today.

Grand Cru Classé in red in the Graves classification, Château has been owned since 1990 by Daniel and Florence Cathiard, who for several years have been committed to a bio-precision approach that combines innovation and traditional techniques in both vineyard and cellar. The wines are produced organically without chemical inputs, enriched with biodynamic methods that contribute to the expression of the terroir. 

The Château Smith Haut Lafitte is based on a 78-hectare vineyard planted on an exceptional Pyrenean gravel hilltop.the red grape varieties are 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The grand vin is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 30% to 60% of which are new. Petit Haut Lafitte is the Second red wine.

 - The white grape varieties are 90% Sauvignon blanc, 5% Sauvignon gris and 5% Sémillon. The grand vin blanc is aged for 12 to 15... See more ...

Critics Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2022 - White.

James Suckling
98/100
Jancis Robinson
17/20
Jean-Marc Quarin
97/100
Wine Advocate
95/100
Wine Cellar Insider - J. Leve
95/100
Wine Independent - L. Perrotti
95/100
Markus Del Monego
98/100
Jeb Dunnuck
97/100
Inside Bordeaux - J. Anson
96/100
WeinWisser
98/100
Le Figaro
96/100
Bettane & Desseauve
95/100

Description Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2022 - White.

Tasting notes from Fabien Teitgen, Winemaker :

« The wine is pale yellow in colour. The nose is already expressive, with great complexity combining notes of ripe fruit (peach, fresh apricot, fresh mango), crystalline citrus notes (pomelo, pink grapefruit) and more delicate and elegant spicy and floral notes (star anise, elderflower, acacia).

The story of this vintage is to be found on the nose: a beautiful combination of ripe fruit, freshness and elegance.

The attack on the palate is dense and broad, with a very good texture and superb creaminess.

Then the palate stretches out, supported by the good acidity, to a long and brilliant finish.

The balance between softness and freshness is quite incredible, with the mouthfeel, volume and creaminess perfectly balanced by the beautiful freshness.

This finely tuned acidity shapes the wine.

On the palate, an explosion of fruit, then the aromas become more complex, more elegant, more sophisticated.

Notes of sweet spices, star anise, aniseed, flowers and gun flint that are the signature of the great white wines of Smith Haut Lafitte. »

The care we take when receiving wines in our cellars enables us to detect bottles with imperfections (dirty or faded labels, damaged capsules, etc.). In such cases, they are systematically set aside and never put online! Our preparation team selects only bottles with perfect presentation for your orders!

It is these bottles with slight external defects that we present to you in the "Existe en imparfaite" selection. These bottles are, of course, of "irreproachable" gustatory quality, but suffer from slight defects on the label or cap. We therefore offer them at a preferential price, making the pleasure of tasting them even more affordable.

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