Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

9.330 ratings
9.34 pro ratings
Pessac-Léognan, Graves, Bordeaux, France
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Pasta, Venison, Tomato-Based, Potato, Pork, Chocolate & Caramel, White Rice, Mushrooms, Beef, Lamb, Chili & Hot Spicy, Salami & Prosciutto, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Herbs, Chicken, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Soft Cheese, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Blue Cheese
Top Notes For
Chris McClellan

Smooth silky blackcherry/blueberry, aromatic herbs,,some funk that took its time to blow off but added some complexity, sweet mid palate and carried thru smooth but every present tannins...just a well balanced wine and paired great with stripsteaks at home...

Smooth silky blackcherry/blueberry, aromatic herbs,,some funk that took its time to blow off but added some complexity, sweet mid palate and carried thru smooth but every present tannins...just a well balanced wine and paired great with stripsteaks at home...

Jun 3rd, 2020
Chris England

This Pessac-Léognan is my favourite next to Pape Clement & not being able to afford Haut-Brion 😁 Still not cheap @ £115-£130 now, but it’s worth it as a treat 👍 It just keeps getting better & better but is already divine 😍

🏵 96 points w/ more potential

🍇 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc & 1% Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Cracked minerals & smashed pencil lead through spiced black berry/currant, damson & blueberry in soft char-smoked oak w/ mocha grounds, gravel, liquorice lashings & a minty hinty

👄 Med+ rich dark plummy silky smooth body of gloopy blackcurrant & dark plum in chewy liquorice & creamy mocha goo w/ a mineral punch

🎯 Long dark gooey fruity plummy sticky liquorice linger w/ mocha & mineral ka-pow

This Pessac-Léognan is my favourite next to Pape Clement & not being able to afford Haut-Brion 😁 Still not cheap @ £115-£130 now, but it’s worth it as a treat 👍 It just keeps getting better & better but is already divine 😍

🏵 96 points w/ more potential

🍇 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc & 1% Petit Verdot

🍷 Opaque ruby

👃 Cracked minerals & smashed pencil lead through spiced black berry/currant, damson & blueberry in soft char-smoked oak w/ mocha grounds, gravel, liquorice lashings & a minty hinty

👄 Med+ rich dark plummy silky smooth body of gloopy blackcurrant & dark plum in chewy liquorice & creamy mocha goo w/ a mineral punch

🎯 Long dark gooey fruity plummy sticky liquorice linger w/ mocha & mineral ka-pow

1 person found it helpfulNov 1st, 2018
Peter Sultan

Iron, iron, just hardcore minerality & dried blackcurrants around that core. Still has room to open up. Very good. 375ml, what a pleasure. 2nd tasting, this time impressed more. Hmmmm.

Iron, iron, just hardcore minerality & dried blackcurrants around that core. Still has room to open up. Very good. 375ml, what a pleasure. 2nd tasting, this time impressed more. Hmmmm.

Jan 14th, 2017
Peter Sultan

1/2,bottle

1/2,bottle

Dec 23rd, 2016
Greg Gregory

Just gorgeous. Needs about an hour to open up but wow what a payoff.

Just gorgeous. Needs about an hour to open up but wow what a payoff.

Oct 30th, 2016
Alvaro Bustillos

Cena cna ugrch

Cena cna ugrch

Apr 12th, 2024
Ian Bathgate

Complex, flavoursome and so delicious

Complex, flavoursome and so delicious

Jan 20th, 2024
Paul T HB

Great Wagyu New York strip bottle ,
Thanks
@Stanley Barrios for the recco
Not a bottle that should have been opened before 2020. Hence the low scores by others.

Great Wagyu New York strip bottle ,
Thanks
@Stanley Barrios for the recco
Not a bottle that should have been opened before 2020. Hence the low scores by others.

Oct 8th, 2021
Alvaro Bustillos

Lic estu mfs omar y saul

Lic estu mfs omar y saul

Jan 30th, 2021
Phil Gurin

A beautifully balanced wine with a stunning velvet finish.

A beautifully balanced wine with a stunning velvet finish.

Apr 11th, 2019