Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte2012
RED WINE
- Producer Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Pessac-Leognan
- UPC 0 15643 89517 3
Reviews
James Suckling 94
This is very deep and sensual for the vintage with blackberry, tobacco, chocolate, coffee and spice character. Full body, super-integrated tannins and a long, long finish. Superb for the vintage. Give it three or four years to come around but already gorgeous.
by JS, James Suckling , 2015
Wine Advocate 95
The opaque bluish-purple 2012 Smith Haut Lafite offers up notes of licorice, graphite, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, stunningly ripe, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is another sensational effort from the Cathiards that is perfectly balanced, complex, super-rich and pure. Drink it over the next 20-25 years.
by RPJ, Wine Advocate , 2015
Wine Enthusiast 94
This dark and dense wine is closed, with its tannins very dominant. It's a solid, dark wine intense with juicy acidity, firm dry structure and a rich core. This is a magnificent wine for serious aging, with all the elements coming strongly into play.
by RV, Wine Enthusiast , 2015
Wine Spectator 94
Layered fig, boysenberry and blackberry pâte de fruit notes are buttressed by ample, yet polished and integrated, ganache-coated tannins, while accents of black tea, ganache and tar course underneath. A really gorgeous display of fruit, showing terroir and cut on the finish.
by JM, Wine Spectator , 2015