1989 Smith Haut Lafitte
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Note di degustazione
A warm vintage where you get some standout successes still going strong at 35 years old, and others that have really hit the law of diminishing returns. Smith Haut Lafitte is just about holding on - plenty of caressing tannins, cloves, black pepper and turmeric spices, balanced with soy and tar notes. Very much tertiary, I would begin drinking up over the next three to eight years, but it remains a crowd pleaser at this stage.
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Punteggio medio
Robert Parker
Neal Martin
Altre recensioni e punteggi
The 1989 Smith Haut Lafitte has an animally, feral but not unattractive bouquet suggesting quite a bit of brettanomyces. The palate is fully mature, maybe a little dilute due to the high yields, yet well balanced, offering soy-tinged red fruit and black pepper, and quite cohesive on the finish. This is actually better than I expected, and there is a lovely touch of dark chocolate and mocha on the aftertaste. Tasted from an ex-cellar bottle at the château .
The 1989 is an example of a wine with a delicate, fruity character that was overwhelmed by the excessive use of new oak. The flavors of oak have crushed much of the wine's finesse and elegance. Anticipated maturity: Now-1997.
Informazioni sul produttore
Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte è oggi uno dei protagonisti di Pessac-Léognan, tutto grazie a Daniel e Florence Cathiard, che rilevarono la proprietà nel 1990 e da allora hanno trasformato la tenuta, convertendosi alla biodinamica e producendo vini di crescente finezza.