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Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac Leognan 2014

£115.00

Type:
Red
Grape:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country:
France
Grape Blend:
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 6% Cabernet France, 2% Petit Verdot
Region:
Bordeaux
Vegan:
No
Area:
Pessac-Leognan
Organic:
No
ABV:
14%
Winemaker:
Daniel Cathiard
Bottle Size:
75cl

Description

Very impressive combination of concentration and freshness. Real distinction here.

Stones and minerals on the nose and nice restraint on the second bottle with some spiciness and no excess of flesh. Well done! Though you need to wait quite a while. Emphatic. Jancis Robinson, jancisrobinson.com (17.5)

Production Notes
Producer
Delivery Information

The 55 hectares of vineyards are located on a gravel ridge to the east of Château Haut-Bailly. The grapes are fermented in stainless steel vats and the wine is then matured in oak barrels (50% new) for 15-18 months. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte has been transformed during the last decade from being a perennial underachiever to being one of the leading estates in the Graves region. For many years it was owned by the Bordeaux négociant Eschenauer - in 1990 it was bought by former Olympic skiing champion, Daniel Cathiard. He cut down on the amount of chemicals and herbicides used in the vineyards, and fully modernised the winemaking facilities. The proportion of new oak barrels used in the maturation process was increased and a trio of eminent oenologists (including the ubiquitous Michel Rolland) were hired as consultants.

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