|
Print
Email this page
Change Currency | Back
|
|
|
|
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan 2006
|
Bright, pale yellow. Musky aromas of yellow plum, ginger and quinine, with a light resiny nuance. Fat, broad and sweet, but with lovely acidity and lift to leaven its plump, mouthfilling richness. I picked up a superripe suggestion of banana as well as a glyceral, honeyed, waxy semillon character but this highly complex wine boasts terrific verve and finishes with real grip and length. The 2005, which I rated 91 points in March, is fuller and more exotic but this may ultimately offer a better combination of power and freshness.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brand
|
Appellation
|
Designation
|
|
Year
|
Varietal
|
|
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
|
|
Pessac-Leognan
|
|
2006
|
Sauvignon Blanc
|
|
|
|
Country:
|
France
|
Bottle Size:
|
Bottle
|
|
Region:
|
Bordeaux
|
Alc.%:
|
|
|
Sub-Region:
|
|
Aging Potential:
|
|
|
Producer:
|
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
|
WineMaker:
|
|
|
Winery URL:
|
www.smith-haut-lafitte.com
|
|
|
|
Reviews
|
|
|
The Wine Advocate
|
Drink:
|
|
|
|
Review Not Available
|
Recommended Price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Wine Spectator
|
Drink:
|
|
|
|
Review Not Available
|
Recommended Price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Wine Enthusiast
|
Drink:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Wine Cellar
|
Drink:
|
|
90
|
|
Bright, pale yellow. Musky aromas of yellow plum, ginger and quinine, with a light resiny nuance. Fat, broad and sweet, but with lovely acidity and lift to leaven its plump, mouthfilling richness. I picked up a superripe suggestion of banana as well as a glyceral, honeyed, waxy semillon character but this highly complex wine boasts terrific verve and finishes with real grip and length. The 2005, which I rated 91 points in March, is fuller and more exotic but this may ultimately offer a better combination of power and freshness.
|
Recommended Price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Burghound
|
Drink:
|
|
|
|
Review Not Available
|
Recommended Price:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
= |
The Wine Advocate
|
|
|
= |
The Wine Spectator
|
|
|
= |
The Wine Enthusiast
|
|
|
= |
International Wine Cellar
|
|
|
= |
Burghound
|
|
|