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2021 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Graves
- Pessac-Léognan
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Community Tasting Notes 14
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Jeff Leve wrote: 95 points
March 9, 2024 - Black cherries, orange rind, plums, flowers, blackberries, tobacco and smoke filled aromas get your focus with little effort. There is a richness to the wine due to all of its chocolate, licorice, cherries, and currants. The finish combines salty oceanic influences, dark chocolate, citrus, licorice, chalk, and savory fruits, with chocolate in the lingering, dusty finish. I sense this could be even better with a few years of bottle age. A large part of the success with the 2021 vintage here is the concentration that comes from yields of only 22 hectoliters per hectare. Blending 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2050.
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Xavier Auerbach wrote: 91 points
March 4, 2024 - Amsterdam UGCB Tasting (Zuiderkerk): Deep ripe fruit on the nose, good flavours but the finish is extremely dry.
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FransS wrote: 92 points
March 4, 2024 - UGCB tasting-Amsterdam 2021 Bordeaux 03-04-2024: Like the white here too firm vanilla and wood. The wine is tasty and has a friendly aftertaste, but misses for me the refinement of Domaine de Chevalier and Pape Clement.
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vvWine.ch wrote: 96 points
March 1, 2024 - (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot). Purpurrot. Die Nase ist super präzis, Cassis, Brombeere, ein Hauch Tabak, Süssholz, Veilchen, super komplex, schon jetzt. Im Gaumen frisch, rassig, gradlinig und knackig, sensationelle Struktur, feinmaschiges Tannin, dieses ist von höchster Güte, keine Adstringenz, keine Trockenheit, einfach nur sehr hohe Qualität. Im Abgang mit schöner Länge und viel Frische. Ein Top Wein, mit guten Reserven. 2025-2045 (Verkostet im November 2023 in Zürich bei UGCB)
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Swintonblade Does not like this wine: 88 points
February 12, 2024 - tight, lacking in fruit/depth.
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By Antonio Galloni
2021 Bordeaux: L’Enfant Terrible (Feb 2024), 2/1/2024 (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
January 2024, 1/1/2024 (link)(Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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January 2024, 1/1/2024 (link)(Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Georgina Hindle
Bordeaux 2021: In bottle report, 11/30/2023 (link)(Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
11/8/2023 (link)(Ch Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
10/11/2023 (link)(Ch Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2021 Bordeaux: A Challenging Yet Good Vintage, 6/2/2022 (link)(Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
5/16/2022 (link)(Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2021 Bordeaux En Primeur: Back to Classicism (May 2022), 5/1/2022 (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
Enticingly Fallible: Bordeaux 2021 En Primeur (May 2022), 5/1/2022 (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/21/2022 (link)(Ch Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Georgina Hindle
Bordeaux En Primeur 2021, 4/1/2022 (link)(Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2022, 4/1/2022 (link)(Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Léognan Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
2+2=5: Bordeaux 2021 In Bottle (Feb 2024) (link)(Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2021
- Type Red
- Producer Château Smith Haut Lafitte
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Graves
- Appellation Pessac-Léognan
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 318 (70%)
- In Cellars 126 (28%)
- Consumed 11 (2%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
40% Like It 5 votes
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