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Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2011 Barrel Sample White (Pessac-Léognan)
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94-96. Barrel sample. Showing a judicious blend of new wood and ripe fruit, this is a wine that has a creamed-apple texture. It’s full of bright grapefruit, sweet apple and green plum flavors.
— R.V.
(4/5/2012)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2010 Barrel sample White (Pessac-Léognan)
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93-95 A rich wine, full-bodied in character, the acidity hiding behind the ripe fruits. Concentrated and structured, the spice coming through to dominate.
— R.V.
(6/25/2011)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2009 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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93-95 Barrel sample. Robust and rich wine, balancing well the rich fruits, flavors of plum juice and sweetness along with very firm, solid tannins.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2007 White (Pessac-Léognan)
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This is rich, but the balance of the wine is excellent, the wood very much underneath the smooth, opulent apricot and pear fruits. There is spice, which adds a fine piquancy to the texture. The finish is vivid, still young, needing at least five years to age.
— R.V.
(7/1/2009)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2009 Barrel sample White (Pessac-Léognan)
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93-95 Barrel sample. Finely balanced wine, just the right fresh, herbaceous fruit to go with the ripe, fat texture and a delicious squeeze of lemon. Ginger adds to the mix.
— R.V.
(8/9/2010)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2008 Red (Pessac-Léognan)
- Cellar Selection
An elegant wine, smooth and rounded, bringing out smoky fruits over tannins that smooth out as the fruit unfolds. Less opulent than some previous vintages, the wine shows restraint and aging potential.
— R.V.
(4/1/2011)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2008 White (Pessac-Léognan)
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An opulent, ripe wine, with pear, green plum and spiced wood flavors. It has power, richness, a touch of pepper. Complex, tangy and dense.
— R.V.
(4/1/2011)
Château Smith Haut-Lafitte 2010 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)
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92-94 Spice, smoky fruit, with great acidity, a wine that offers richness, structure, powerful tannins and already some delicious blackberry fruits.
— R.V.
(6/25/2011)
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