2010 Château Smith Haut Lafitte

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  5/14/2024 - the player Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Superb wine although still very young and needs a few more years for the tannins t9 soften. Decanted for 2 hours then drank over another 2 hours. Very dark blackish color, dense almost satin like. Nose wafting with lots of blackberries, currants, graphite, nutmeg, star anise, and some licorice. On the palate full bodied, brimming with vivaciousness, fat entry, expands mid palate with an explosion of perfumed black fruits, lilacs, lots of lift and acidity in a great way, finishes very long with powerful tannins cloaked only through the power of the fruit. Truly amazing.

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  4/21/2024 - brennan18 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  This was incredible, hands down best wine I've had in 2024 and perhaps in the last 5 years with the possible exception being a '96 Chateau Margaux I had at a friend's dinner party in 2021 (the SHL is a close contender tbh). No detailed notes but the previous review captures the essence of the '10 SHL perfectly. The wine was fresh, vibrant and full of life with a razor sharp acidity and a finish that lingered for nearly a minute. A silky magenta in the glass with a bouquet that just leaps at you (we could smell the wine amidst everything going on in the restaurant - Rumi's Kitchen here in Houston - on a very crowded Saturday night). My friend at dinner could not stop marveling how good this was. Just an uplifting experience. We opened at the restaurant and decanted for about 45 minutes prior to drinking over the course of 2 hours. Kept getting better down to the last drop. Has many, many years of life ahead but you only live once....
  
  Would I buy again: yes
  
  Value: enormous bargain at it's price point
  
  96+ points -- world-class wine
  
  NB: I should add the wine had very little sediment

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  2/16/2024 - whits Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted for 3 hours and it showed best at that time, dense and dark appearance, notes of dried tobacco leaf, pen ink and spiced plum on the nose, full bodied, dark and sultry, sturdy tannin, flavors of iron, cigar, blackberry, cherry and dry earth emerge, long, nuanced finish, unique in the depth and darkness of character, this can already go now but will be even more interesting with more time, and it will be a graceful evolution

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  1/26/2024 - AaronJCohen Likes this wine: 95 Points

  de La Terre w Pris. The wine was amazing. It had a deep purple ruby color. On the nose dark fruit and floral
  
  On the palate baked plum, cigar box, chocolate and leather.

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  12/30/2023 - Amr_Gva Does not like this wine: 87 Points

  This is the 2nd bottle I tried, with proper air. This is very underwhelming, muted aromas, a bit of complexity on the nose but faint. No pleasure here. Won't touch the other bottles for a decade and see... given the price tag I wouldn't recommend to buy/drink this now.

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