Community Tasting Notes 8

• ATL wrote:

  June 2, 2018 - Pale color, turning towards brown, and a bit light by itself, but still wonderful with food. No great rush to drink, but certainly won't improve.

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• WineFrogg wrote: 86 points

  November 26, 2016 - Really getting late now for this one; robe faded as one might expect; no tannins left but good acidity: actually this tastes more like a 10-year old PN from Cotes de Nuits or Cotes de Beaune...crisp, clean finish...than a 46-year old claret....

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• depechemoroder Likes this wine: 89 points

  November 29, 2015 - Proper good old claret. Very dusty nose, but a very vegetal edge with tobacco and eucalyptus. Fruit is rather faded, but the blackcurrant is just about there. Lovely lean mouthfeel that has a mineral edge and just glides across the tongue with grace. Acidity is good, tannins are actually there! Quite a long finish as well. Did wonders with beef burgundy.

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• ATL Likes this wine:

  November 20, 2015 - Mature but not old - some barnyard and funk, but lovely as always.

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• ATL wrote:

  September 12, 2012 - One more example of how wonderful the 70s are drinking right now. Soft, subtle, complex and truly lovely. Textbook mature claret.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1970
• 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

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• In Cellars 49 (73%)
• Consumed 18 (27%)

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