Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan, 2018, 75cl

12 x 75cl

23.940,00 kr

Hans Wine Club

Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan, 2018, 75cl

23.940,00 kr

1.995,00 kr each

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2018 is a grand and exceptionally refined red wine from Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, with dark fruit, smoky notes, and a deep, aristocratic structure. The vintage appears concentrated, silky-smooth, and impressively harmonious with beautiful freshness, great intensity, and an elegant balance between power, finesse, and aging potential.

The aroma offers blackcurrants, dark cherries, and ripe plums, complemented by liquorice, graphite, cedar, tobacco, espresso, dark chocolate, warm spices, and a discreet hint of menthol and damp forest floor. The palate is full-bodied and dense with layers of ripe dark fruit, fine polished tannins, and a vibrant acidity, where smoky and spicy notes, minerality, and a silky-smooth oak influence combine in a long, nuanced, and exceptionally persistent finish.

The wine pairs excellently with beef, lamb, duck, game, and braised and grilled dishes – an obvious choice for grand dinners and for those seeking a Pessac-Léognan with both depth, elegance, and significant development potential.

Format: 12 x 75cl

12 x 75cl

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About the wine

Wine: Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan, 2018, 75cl

Type: Red

Size: 75 cl

Manufacturer: Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Classification: Crus Classés de Graves

Bottles per Box: 12

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97 /100

A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new barriques, the very deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Smith Haut Lafitte bursts onto the scene with showy scents of crème de cassis, mocha, licorice and cedar chest, followed by suggestions of baked plums, smoked meats, tar and tobacco leaf. The medium to full-bodied palate brings sophistication to all that flamboyant fruit with a beautifully styled frame of finely grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing bright and fruity with loads of minerally sparks. This is a stunning, singular style that is sure to turn heads! - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate

Robert Parker wine advocate

97 /100

Highlighting the consistency of this estate, the 2018 once again delivers confidence, glamour, and juicy black fruits, touches of grilled sandalwood, incense, cigar box, cocoa bean, one of the best 2018s you can find – it manages to combine the opulence of the vintage with the most delicious salt-scrape of pumice stone tannins, totally delicious, juicy, drawn out, well judged, reserved exactly where you want it to be. Very good quality. 80% new oak.

Jane Anson

96 /100

Dark ruby, deep colour core, purple reflections, delicate rim brightening. Attractive blackberry fruit, nuances of dark cherry and cassis, some liquorice, subtle nutty aromas of oak. Juicy, full-bodied, pronounced in fruit core, elegant, supporting, round tannins, fine berry fruit on the finish, subtle hints of nougat, mineral underpinnings, shows length, sure certain ageing potential. (2020-2060).

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About the grape

Rød Bordeaux Blend

Rød Bordeaux Blend er en kombination af de druesorter, der traditionelt bruges til Bordeaux' berømte rødvine. Det er ikke en officiel betegnelse, men en praktisk måde at tale om en vinsstil, der nu dyrkes over hele verden – fra Californien til Australien, Sydafrika til Chile.

Essensen er fleksibilitet: typisk en blend af Cabernet Sauvignon og Merlot, ofte suppleret med Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot og Malbec. Hver drue tilfører noget unikt – struktur, frugt, krydderier eller blødhed.

Rød Bordeaux Blend er for dig, der søger kraftfuld struktur og dybe smagsnuancer. Det er vine med personlighed – nogle kan nydes straks, andre udvikler sig smukt gennem årene. Her får du en vinsstil med historisk fundament, der stadig inspirerer vinmagere verden over.

Serving

Rød Bordeaux Blend serveres bedst ved 16-18°C, hvor vinens frugt, struktur og kompleksitet står skarpest. Serveres den for varm, kan alkoholen virke mere dominerende, mens for lav temperatur dæmper aromaerne. Bordeaux anbefaler selv 16-18°C til strukturerede og lagringsværdige rødvine.

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Château Smith Haut Lafitte er et ikonisk slot i Pessac-Léognan, kendt for terroirdrevet Bordeaux med dybde, elegance og præcision. Et stærkt valg for dig, der søger klassisk Graves med historisk tyngde og moderne fine wine-format.

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