Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé de Graves Red Bordeaux Blend

9.2326 ratings
9.149 pro ratings
Graves, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Bob McDonald

Aromas of mint, dried herbs with cassis and black plum. A medium weight palate which is dusty, resolved, balanced and beautiful. Finishes with slinky, silky tannins. Mature Bordeaux from a good district and producer is hard to beat. Happy Bastille Day - we drank this on Sunday.

Aromas of mint, dried herbs with cassis and black plum. A medium weight palate which is dusty, resolved, balanced and beautiful. Finishes with slinky, silky tannins. Mature Bordeaux from a good district and producer is hard to beat. Happy Bastille Day - we drank this on Sunday.

Jul 14th, 2024
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2010 | Explosion of red summerfruits, blackberries and cherries. Slight spicyness. Laurel. Plums. Eucalyptus. Rich vanilla taste from aging on new barrels. Much power and still very well balanced. Presents itself with conviction.

Vintage 2010 | Explosion of red summerfruits, blackberries and cherries. Slight spicyness. Laurel. Plums. Eucalyptus. Rich vanilla taste from aging on new barrels. Much power and still very well balanced. Presents itself with conviction.

Sep 19th, 2023
Stefan Dolhain

2009 vintage, kosher version. Don't have good experiences with most kosher wines, but this is a great wine with layers of fruit, Pessac-Léognan spiciness , velvety tannin and a very long finish.

2009 vintage, kosher version. Don't have good experiences with most kosher wines, but this is a great wine with layers of fruit, Pessac-Léognan spiciness , velvety tannin and a very long finish.

Jun 19th, 2022
Nagib Nasr

This is why Bordeaux is Bordeaux

This is why Bordeaux is Bordeaux

1 person found it helpfulMay 24th, 2023
Daron Watson

Releases an incredible perfume of flowers, berries, pastels, potpourri, lead pencil, and graphite (w a hint of sautéed wild mushrooms on day 2) ~ cherry, blueberry, and blackberry flavors gain richness in the glass leading to a pain grillé and cocoa puff finish!

Will easily develop over the next 5-10 years w over a decade of plateau following BUT delivers plenty of enjoyment now as well

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Releases an incredible perfume of flowers, berries, pastels, potpourri, lead pencil, and graphite (w a hint of sautéed wild mushrooms on day 2) ~ cherry, blueberry, and blackberry flavors gain richness in the glass leading to a pain grillé and cocoa puff finish!

Will easily develop over the next 5-10 years w over a decade of plateau following BUT delivers plenty of enjoyment now as well

🤘🏆🍷

1 person found it helpfulSep 2nd, 2020
Darren Guillaume

A great red Bordeaux that is actually showing better than the Blanc of the same vintage. A rarity indeed. People who know this House will agree that the red and black fruits, as well as the finish make this a tremendous value for a wine under $90.

A great red Bordeaux that is actually showing better than the Blanc of the same vintage. A rarity indeed. People who know this House will agree that the red and black fruits, as well as the finish make this a tremendous value for a wine under $90.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 23rd, 2018
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.3

Sexy rich ripe blackberries, dark cherries, strawberries, steeped fruit tea, super fine minerals, light dry earth, soften leather, underbrush, night acid and delicious long sexy finish.

Sexy rich ripe blackberries, dark cherries, strawberries, steeped fruit tea, super fine minerals, light dry earth, soften leather, underbrush, night acid and delicious long sexy finish.

1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2017
Richard Jennings

This was singing tonight, floral and complex on nose and palate. Should go 20 years yet.

This was singing tonight, floral and complex on nose and palate. Should go 20 years yet.

1 person found it helpfulJan 26th, 2014
James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.4

Yahtzee.

Yahtzee.

Jun 29th, 2017
Sean Trapani

Founder/Educator Wine Fluent, Consultant ABC Fine Wines & Spirits

8.9

Black fruits, almost plum, on the nose. Aromas of a perfumed shoulder, a pretty barnyard girl who works hard but always manages to smell beguiling. Thinner on the palate than I hoped, but a delight.

Black fruits, almost plum, on the nose. Aromas of a perfumed shoulder, a pretty barnyard girl who works hard but always manages to smell beguiling. Thinner on the palate than I hoped, but a delight.

Sep 23rd, 2016