2022 Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac-Leognan
- Classification
- Grand Cru Classe
- Format
- 6x75cl
- Price
- £460 per case (In Bond, GBP)
- Availability
- In stock
- Critic score
- 98/100 (JA)
In Bond Fine Wine. 2022 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France. Grand Cru Classé • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (JA). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Since Daniel and Florence Cathiard acquired Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte in 1990, the estate has become one of Bordeaux’s great modern success stories and a true trailblazer in organic and biodynamic viticulture. Surrounded by forests, hedgerows and beehives, the magnificent single-block vineyard sits like a green island in the heart of Pessac Leognan, with the Cathiards’ relentless pursuit of quality transforming Smith Haut Lafitte into one of the leading estates of the Graves. The vineyard’s deep Günz gravel soils are central to the château’s identity, storing and reflecting warmth to ensure perfect ripening while forcing the vines to root deeply into the clay and limestone beneath. This exceptional terroir gives the wines their unmistakable signature: whites of remarkable freshness and subtle smoky complexity, and reds that combine richness, elegance and silky depth with beautifully re…