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2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 24
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Tsbcatering Likes this wine:
April 20, 2024 - No decant. Fruit forward.. lots of blackberry and some earthy notes too
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Wine by Bok wrote: 92 points
April 18, 2024 - Chateau Clarke versus Le Petit Haut Lafitte, Bordeaux, 2018
10 Apr 2024
I have previously reported Le Petit Haut Lafittee here, thus I won’t waste time reporting it again (2018 Le Petit Haut Lafitte by Smith Haut Lafitte | Fine Wines Pte Ltd.) Meanwhile, Chateau Clarke is also one of our favorite Cru Bourgeois, we have covered it for multiple vintages, you can read some past tasting notes to get an idea the origination of Chateau Clarke. Chateau Clarke is bold and chunky, predominantly sweet lush cherries, thanks to the heat of 2018. While Le Petit Haut Lafitte is a demure Bordeaux wine, not that it lacks fruits, in fact it’s equally bold compared to Chateau Clarke when it comes to fruits and complexity. In addition, Le Petit Haut Lafitte possesses the kind of finesse and elegance not found in Chateau Clarke. Tonight my heart goes to Le Petit Haut Lafitte as the overall winner of the dual showdown.
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MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 88 points
October 7, 2023 - Quite rough and rustic last night when first tasted on PnP. Has smoothed out quite a bit since then. Dark garnet with a lighter edge; good viscosity. Nose is coming alive, with somewhat earthy, prunish elements to go with good ripe fruit. Similar palate. Not bad for a second (or third, I'm not sure which) wine. The price is right at Costco's $30. 5-11-15-7: 88/100.
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Tauro Likes this wine: 92 points
September 12, 2023 - 92p
QPR: Excellent
Very good second wine, loads of power, deep Pessac.
Cedar, cigar box, smoke, tobacco, griotte jam, cherry, pepper.1 person found this helpful Comment -
drmilkweed Likes this wine: 93 points
July 16, 2023 - pretty much the same notes as the January 2023 tasting. Can't rave enough about the value.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/21/2021 (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Le Petit Haut Lafitte) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
February 2021, 2/1/2021 (link)(Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/18/2021 (link)(Le Petit Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux in bottle 2018, 11/10/2020 (link)(Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Le Petit Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 Pessac-Léognan, 3/30/2019 (link)(Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Le Petit Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
3/29/2019 (link)(Ch Smith Haut Lafitte, Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/26/2019 (link)(Le Petit Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Château Smith Haut Lafitte
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Le Petit
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
- UPC Codes 3438084117012, 3438087118016, 3700188050299, 3700188050312, 607921035083
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 24 (2%)
- In Cellars 1,050 (75%)
- Consumed 323 (23%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
beef, duck, wiener schnitzelWho Likes This Wine
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- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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