2007 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
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Note di degustazione
A bit heavy and thick. Tastes a bit sweet next to the much more vibrant 2017. (JR)
Punteggi della critica
Wine Spectator
Robert Parker
Altre recensioni e punteggi
Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Smith-Haut-Lafitte has a delightful bouquet of cedar-tinged red berry fruit mixed with cloves and Chinese five-spice, all well defined and quite Saint Julien-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, hints of sandalwood and truffle infusing the decayed red fruit but with plenty of substance and freshness on the finish. I reckon after a decade, this Pessac-Leognan is à point and should be consumed now and over the next 8-10 years. Tasted February 2017.
Remarkably dark and youthful-looking. Lots of oak sweetness and char still showing on the nose. Coffee and dark fruit. Savoury and dry and so backward compared with others in this vintage. Dry and elegant though not especially generous. (JH)
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.