2016 Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Community Tasting Note
Kiralux Likes this wine:
91 Points
Monday, 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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Comment posted by Mark1npt:
7/24/2023 9:49:00 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!
Comment posted by anthroman:
7/24/2023 10:23:00 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!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
7/24/2023 10:57:00 AM - anthroman, you crack me up!