Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé de Graves Red Bordeaux Blend

9.130 ratings
9.07 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
Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

8.7

A bit to hard character and tannins are hard and unbalanced profile - not a big success this vintage - lets see how it will go with a few years of aging

A bit to hard character and tannins are hard and unbalanced profile - not a big success this vintage - lets see how it will go with a few years of aging

Oct 26th, 2015
Scott Rowe

No human remains were used in the making of this beautiful Bordeaux blend from Graves :)
Although I did get some subtle meat on the nose.

No human remains were used in the making of this beautiful Bordeaux blend from Graves :)
Although I did get some subtle meat on the nose.

Aug 21st, 2014
Ryan Pass

Gamey, reductive lees on nose. Cherry cola taste. 55cs, 34me, 10cf, 1pv

Gamey, reductive lees on nose. Cherry cola taste. 55cs, 34me, 10cf, 1pv

Aug 3rd, 2013
Jason Keefer

Fresh mushroom, berry and currant on the nose and palate. Medium body, good tannins and plenty of fruit for the vintage.

Fresh mushroom, berry and currant on the nose and palate. Medium body, good tannins and plenty of fruit for the vintage.

Dec 25th, 2015
Robert Bingham

Amazingly complex. Think it's in for the long haul.

Amazingly complex. Think it's in for the long haul.

Jun 12th, 2014
Fredrik Johansson

Winemaker Staglin Family Vineyard

9.3

Fredrik had this 8 years ago

Fredrik had this 8 years ago

Jul 14th, 2016
Austin Black

Austin had this 10 years ago

Austin had this 10 years ago

Sep 1st, 2014
Katherine Jarvis

Katherine had this 10 years ago

Katherine had this 10 years ago

Aug 13th, 2014
Craig Lewis

Craig had this 10 years ago

Craig had this 10 years ago

Jul 7th, 2014
Diane Munch

Diane had this 7 years ago

Diane had this 7 years ago

Jun 24th, 2017