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2014 - Château Smith Haut Lafitte - Pessac-Léognan

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Tasting notes

The 2014 Smith-Haut-Lafitte has a fragrant mulberry and strawberry scented bouquet with cedar and subtle undergrowth scents emerging with time. There is something almost Musigny-like here (written as a complement incidentally, why not be compared to the greatest Burgundy Grand Cru?). The palate is medium-bodied with a soft and mellow opening. Quite spicy in the mouth with leather-tinged fruit on the open and inviting finish, there is something very approachable about this Smith-Haut-Lafitte, though like the 2014 Pape-Clement, it contains the substance to drink well over 10-15 years.

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Provenance

Type
Red
Producer
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
Country
France
Appellation
Pessac-Léognan
Region
Bordeaux

Technical

Serving
16° - 18° C

Key characteristics

About this wine

Château Smith Haut Lafitte - Pessac-Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte makes this red in Pessac-Léognan, the appellation in the northern Graves on Bordeaux's left bank. It is a classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

The nose leads with mulberry and strawberry, then cedar and a little undergrowth as it opens with time. The palate is medium-bodied, with a soft, mellow entry, a spicy note and fruit edged with leather. The finish is open and inviting. It is approachable, but carries enough substance to reward patience.

Each grape has a clear job. Cabernet Sauvignon gives frame, Cabernet Franc adds lift and perfume, and Merlot brings roundness. Pessac-Léognan's gravelly soils typically add finesse and an earthy, savoury edge rather than sheer weight.

Decant before serving to let it open. It suits roast lamb, duck breast or a board of hard cheeses.

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Behind the bottle

Producer

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

Everything comes from the soil. At Château Smith Haut Lafitte, they do their utmost to respect nature and biodiversity, both in the vineyard and cellar. Château Smith Haut Lafitte plants vines propagated from their own vineyards…

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Region

Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90 percent of production volume) are the dry…

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Appellation

Pessac-Léognan

Pessac-Léognan is an appellation in the Graves region of Bordeaux, located on the left bank of the Garonne River just south of the city of Bordeaux. Established as a distinct AOC in 1987, it was carved out from the larger Graves…

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