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Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Leognan (Grand Cru Classe de Graves) 2022
Vendor code : 933
En Primeur 2022 campaign: the wine will arrive to the owners in 2025. Place your order online or with a personalized manager. We will fix the payment to receive the wine - it will arrive at your doorstep in two years. Thanks to the pre-purchase option (En Primeur), we have the chance to buy wines from Bordeaux at very attractive prices. Why buy in advance? Because it is favorable! You get the lowest possible price now and protect yourself against future currency fluctuations. It's reliable! The wine will be directly delivered to you from the château cellars, which guarantees 100% protection against counterfeiting. Get access to unique examples! Wines that are readily available today can quickly become rare, appearing on the market two years from now. The wines of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte can be compared to a game of chess. Every nuance of flavor is thoughtful, intelligent, and demands attention. Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is classified as Grand Cru Classé and has a long history in Bordeaux dating back over 800 years. The wines of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte are characterized by expression and complexity. The 2022 is among the finest vintages of the estate.
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The 2022 Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte has dazzling aromas of exotic spices - star anise, fenugreek, and pepper - over a core of chocolate-covered cherries, blueberries, plum confit, violets, tobacco, and earthy nuances. Full-bodied, beautifully balanced, with a huge amount of flavor, it fills the mouth with layers of spice and herbaceous undertones, supported by very ripe, very fine-grained tannins and impeccable freshness, and finishes with epic length. This is a stunning wine that is mind-boggling, it will age very well until 2060!
Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte has been certified organic in 2019. For several years, the Haut-Lafitte team faced a significant decrease in yields, but today, the situation has improved. In addition to using organic methods, cover crops have been introduced and many biodynamic methods are used, medicinal herbs to prevent grape diseases. The vineyards are in a privileged location, surrounded by forests, orchards, and bee hives, which in turn favor biodiversity. Technical changes have also been made to adapt to the warmer climate, including earlier grape harvesting. Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte winemaking has also changed, with red wines undergoing cool but long maceration and white wines undergoing whole-cluster pressing using an inert press. These changes have given Haut-Lafitte wines a new structural elegance and vigor. It's worth noting that barrels are made in Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte's cooperage workshop, which favors Tronçais and Jupilles woods for red wines and Loches for whites, adding tension. At Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, they strive to keep up with the latest technology. In 2009, they were among the first to use the Oenoview satellite imagery system, which helped them find the perfect moment to start harvesting from the vineyards. All of these details show serious attention to detail, which paid off in the 2022 vintage with a superb array of great wine qualities. The best vintages of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge are 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005 и 2000. The best vintages of Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc are 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 и 2005.
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Yohan Castaing:"It appears likely that the 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc will overtake its 2019 counterpart as one of the most successful white wines this estate has produced to date, something that's especially impressive in the context of the vintage. Exhibiting aromas of linden, menthol, crisp orchard fruit and smoke, it’s medium to full-bodied, fleshy and crystalline, with racy acids and an unctuos mid-palate. Chalky structuring dry extract makes its presence felt on the long, mineral finish. This is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sémillon and 5% Sauvignon Gris".
James Suckling
The polish, texture, complexity and patina are very impressive and fascinating. So spicy and interesting with so much going on. Medium body with wonderfully integrated tannins that are cut and nicely chiselled already. Lemon and violet. 64% cabernet sauvignon, 32% merlot, 3% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot.Barrel Sample: 97-98
Jeb Dunnuck
Moving to the Grand Vin, the 2022 Château Smith Haut Lafitte checks in as 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot. This ripe, powerful, concentrated wine reminds me of the 2010 with its structure, concentrated mid-palate, and just sheer density and regal, full-bodied style on the palate. Despite its size, it stays balanced, has a beautiful perfume of sweet black fruits, graphite, scorched earth, and spring flowers, building tannins, and a great, great finish.Barrel Sample: 96-98
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