Château SMITH HAUT LAFITTE
Grand cru classé

Practically abandoned in 1993 when Mr. and Mrs. Cathiard bought it, Smith Haut Lafitte is today one of the 10 greatest vintages of the Bordeaux left bank. The road they have travelled is truly admirable, and the Cathiards have spared no effort: restoration of the vineyard, construction of a vat room and underground cellar, introduction of state-of-the-art equipment, conversion to organic viticulture...

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Quarin : 98/100 «  Nez intense, fin, nuances de fruits noirs, mûr, pur, subtil et noble. Ouh là, là ! Le gras, le toucher noble, la présence huileuse, le fruit noir et juste après le milieu, une finale qui monte encore, se parfume, se raffermit et vient finir grasse, complexe et profonde. Un arôme de noisette parcourt ce vin et le rapproche tellement d'un grand vin blanc. Bravo ! »
Galloni : 95-97/100 « The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte is a regal, elegant wine. In many vintages, the Grand Vin is more immediate and alluring. The 2022 is quite reticent. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, very elegant and focused, fine-boned with an exceptionally pure and caressing tobacco-tinged finish. This is going to grow to be a wonderful, delicious Smith-Haut-Lafitte. »