Community Tasting Note

• englishman's claret wrote: 90 points

  September 9, 2023 - Interestingly, the nose on this example of the 2011 Smith Haut Lafitte is indistinguishable from the last example - slightly dumb, smudged, a little smoke and graphite. It's on the palate that this surprises me, which a delectable blueberry pie, potpourri character. While I don't expect this to rocket into the top tier of SHL, it seems wise to lock bottles away for another 5 years or so and hope that the dumb nose becomes an open one, matching the articulation found on the palate.
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2 Comments

• O'Meara commented:

  9/10/23, 11:27 AM - I could not agree more. Thanks for the note.

• englishman's claret commented:

  9/10/23, 11:42 AM - My pleasure! Glad to know it’s representative - thanks for your comment.

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