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2016 Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Graves
  • Pessac-Léognan

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  • Kiralux Likes this wine: 91 points

    July 24, 2023 - Still too young. Decanting over 2 hours was quite effective though. Raspberry and blackberry. Tannins are still too strong and need to settle. Too early for greater complexity. Will wait a couple of years.

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  • Mark1npt commented:

    7/24/23, 9:49 AM - Ha, ha....yes early but everyone has their own thing they're looking for in these great Bdx wines! I sacrificed one of mine 3 years ago and with 6 hours of air it was just beautiful....you did well to give your bottle 2 hours now. It almost makes me want to sacrifice another now and give it 4 and 6 hours to see where it ends up.....and how it compares to 3 years ago! Wine is so much fun!

  • anthroman commented:

    7/24/23, 10:23 AM - Don't do it, Mark! You know darn well 7 years is the heart of the "too old to be young, and too young to be old" phase.

    Kiralux, appreciate you checking in on this!

  • Mark1npt commented:

    7/24/23, 10:57 AM - anthroman, you crack me up!

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