Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, 2012

90
Tasted by: Steven Spurrier
Drinking Window: 2015 - 2028
Elegantly concentrated cassis fruit with tobacco leaf overtones, habitual Smith seductively smooth and spicy, will show early and last well.
94
Tasted by: Yohan Castaing
(at Smith Haut Lafitte, 07 Jun 2021)
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2030
Coming from a rainy vintage, this wine shows an elegant, fresh and fruity bouquet with liquorice, spices, blackberries and smoky aromas. It builds beautifully with age and offers an incredibly classic, elegant, juicy, velvety and fresh palate. It is in the middle of its maturity period and will be ready for consumption within the next five years.
94
Tasted by: Sebastian Payne MW
(at London, 03 Mar 2022)
Drinking Window: 2022 - 2030
A great example of good modern winemaking with instantly appealing fresh, ripe fruit attack and sweet spicy flavour. The freshness will sustain this well, if not add extra complexity – by this point, more than 20 years of intelligent investment by owners Daniel and Florence Cathiard had paid off.
Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, 2012
Producer
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Vintage
2012
Colour
Red
Country
France
Region
Appellation
Pessac-Léognan