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Château Smith Haut Lafitte Château Smith Haut Lafitte Red wine ● Pessac-Léognan
2016 75clHAC
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In a few words ...
Assembly : 55% cabernet sauvignon - 36% merlot - 8% cabernet franc - 1% petit verdot. vinification : hand-picked in small crates. Biodynamic cultivation. Whole-berry vinification in small wooden vats at 28°c, extraction by manual punching down. During vatting, the grapes are cooled, allowing them to macerate before fermentation, in an aqueous phase conducive to the exchange of color and aromas. Fermentation begins naturally with the vatyard's indigenous yeasts. The wines are aged for 18 months in barrels on lees (60% new wood from the integrated cooperage). TASTING : A brilliant dark red color. A nose revealing very fresh notes of ripe red fruit (cherry, raspberry...) and attractive spicy notes. Well-balanced on the palate, with good concentration, substance, maturity and silky tannins. The style of the red wine is very classic, with a fine expression of the Günzian gravel terroir that gives unique smoky notes. We seek elegance and structure, freshness and complexity, balance and richness.
Tasting notes
Appearance
The wines have a dense but lighter robe than the medoc. The hue is ruby with a touch ranging from purple to brick depending on the evolution.
Aroma
The bouquet is often fruity, with currant and other red and black fruits to which are added smoked or roasted notes.
Wine Floral | Fruity | Spicy
Taste
Composed on average of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, the red wines of Pessac-Léognan make a good compromise between marked tannins and the greediness of the fruit. We thus find red and ripe fruits, and empyreumatic notes.
Wine Fruity | Long
Product details
Keeps
15 years
Peak
-
Service
17°C
Grape varieties Cabernet-franc, Cabernet-sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Petit verdot
Terroir Located south of Bordeaux, and benefiting from the temperate ocean climate, the soils are mainly composed of gravels, gravels, sands and clays. All this creating a typical expression.
Culture type
Organic
Alcohol
14.5%
Content
75cl
Decanting
-
Food and wine pairings
Starters
Pie or "Bouchée à la Reine"
Meat
Rack of lamb, filet mignon or roast chicken
Fish and seafood
"Lamproie à la bordelaise"
Vegetables
Mushroom dishes, starting with porcini mushrooms, and of course truffles
Guides reviews
2 / 3 Le Guide Hachette
98 / 100 Parker Wine Advocate
97 / 100 James Suckling
18 / 20 Jancis Robinson
97 / 100 Wine Spectator
95 / 100 Jean-Marc Quarin
98 / 100 Vinous
97 / 100 Wine Decider
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MarionD
• 61 reviews • Registered since 2019 • Reviewed on the 2015 vintage of this wine on 10/05/2019
Nothing to add, the name of this wine speaks to everyone and it's exquisite in the glass... Exceptional!
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A very fruity nose, with spicy notes on the palate for an intense finish! Bravo
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Château Smith Haut Lafitte is a domain from the region Bordeaux in France, that produces 33 wines available to purchase, including the wine Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2016.
Appellation
Pessac-Léognan
The appellation Pessac-Léognan is part of the region of Bordeaux from France which include Château Smith Haut Lafitte and its 34 cuvées. Spread over 80% red wines, but also 11% white wines, 9% rosé, this region is 6 million hectolitres per yer (80% red wines + white wines (dry, sweet and fortified), clairet and crémant rosés).
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