2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

Red • Dry • Full Bodied
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Code: 20090600750028011879

Description

Deep crimson with so much fruit and interest. Masses of intriguing detail here in a wine that may be very slightly sweeter than perfection for some palates.

17.5/20, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (March 2024)
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2009
  • Alcohol
    14.5%
  • Body
    Full Bodied
  • Producer
    Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW
16/20
This was the wine over which the Cathiards apparently celebrated their 100 Parker points with a reception for the staff, saying it was all up to them. Very dark. Heady. Superripe. Just a bit much. So sweet and with such jagged tannins...

Moderate and rather cool and intriguing on the nose. Some sweetness at first and then slightly inky. The tannins are far from the most supple but they just about do the trick without being too drying on the finish. Just a little bit gawky, and there’s some alcohol on the finish.
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (April 2010)

About The Wine

Pessac-Léognan

In 1986 a new communal district was created within Graves, based on the districts of Pessac and Léognan. Pessac-Léognan has the best soils of the region, very similar to those of the Médoc, although the depth of gravel is more variable, and contains all the classed growths of the region. Some of its great names, including Ch. Haut-Brion, even sit serenely and resolutely in Bordeaux's southern urban sprawl.
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