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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

The 2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Michael Schuster, Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve on Château Smith Haut Lafitte - an internationally acclaimed dry white from Bordeaux.
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
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Wine Name
Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Wine Producer
Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Score
90

Wine Style
White - Dry

Grape Type
Sauvignon Blanc

Country
France

Vintage
2008

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Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: Superb aromatic finesse, notes of citrus mingled with almost salty nuances that some might call mineral. Taut, refreshing, peerlessly elegant. 17.5

Michael Schuster: Pale; richly aromatic, a real density of fine scents to smell: minerality, guava, citrus zest, and fine oak cedar—impressive! Elegantly balanced, vital wine, with a notable concentration of aromas, rather than “fruit core” as such; long, fine, subtle, refreshing; a lovely, long, gentle resonance of flavor rather than a particular fat or density; classy and concentrated, long across the palate, and notably long to finish, with a particular emphasis on scent, that hallmark of the year! Juicy and fine at once, a particularly complete white SHL. 2012–20+. 16.5/17

Details

Wine expert Michael Schuster
Michel Bettane
Thierry Desseauve
Tastings year 2009
Region Bordeaux
AppellationAOC
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