2016 Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Petit Verdot (1%)
Ready - youthful
Product: 20168011879
Description
This sits in the glass with a brooding, dark hue. As you swirl it around, pleasing aromas of blackberry and black cherry shine through, giving way to some delicate floral notes. It’s aged in 60 percent new barrels. Florence and Daniel Cathiard have made a rich and suave wine, with a beautiful, silky texture.
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 1%
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 65%, Merlot 30%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 1%
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (65%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (4%), Petit Verdot (1%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Château Smith Haut Lafitte
About this wine
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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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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Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
Château Smith-Haut-Lafite has been transformed during the last decade from being a perennial underachiever to being one of the leading estates in the Graves region.
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