2012 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc
Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
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By Richard Hemming MW
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By Richard Hemming MW
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4/3/2022, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Yohan Castaing
(Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, White) Login and subscribe to see review text.
Château Smith Haut Lafitte: 2008-2018, 6/8/2021, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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1/22/2016, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Antonio Galloni
(Smith Haut Lafitte Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc) Login and sign up and see review text.
2012 Bordeaux: Messages in a Bottle (Jan 2016), 1/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Julia Harding, MW
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11/9/2015, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Chris Kissack
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By Chris Kissack
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April 2015, 4/1/2015, (See more on Winedoctor...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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By Julia Harding, MW
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4/30/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
Decanter
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By Steven Spurrier
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Bordeaux 2012 results: Graves, Pessac-Leognan & other dry whites, 4/19/2013, (See more on Decanter...)
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
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4/10/2013, (See more on JancisRobinson.com...)
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By Chris Kissack
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April 2013, 4/1/2013, (See more on Winedoctor...)
View From the Cellar
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By John Gilman
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Mar/Apr 2013, Issue #44, The 2012 Bordeaux Vintage: A Very Inconsistent, But Classically-Proportioned Year
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
(Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc) Light yellow color; lemon, ripe grapefruit nose; silky textured, tasty, lemon, ripe grapefruit palate; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish
1/30/2015, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 93 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2012
- TypeWhite
- ProducerChâteau Smith Haut Lafitte
- VarietySémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
- DesignationBlanc
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionGraves
- AppellationPessac-Léognan
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- UPC/EAN Code087000346321, 3438082112019, 3700266223706, 400003510726
2/4/2024 - Mneumeier Likes this wine: 91 Points
Drinking great.
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8/24/2023 - jkscully Likes this wine:
After an hour of air and closer to room temperature, this developed into a nice creamy wine with notes of almond cream, egg custard, grapefruit, fig, honey, gooseberry, fennel, toast, and peaches. I’d like a little bit more acidic cut, but this is still delicious. My first aged white wine from Pessac, so I don’t know how to compare it with others, but this seems very good. Nice match with tinned sardines from Spain and a Catalan peach and tomato salad, though it was the goat cheese in the salad that really popped with the wine. Based on other CT reviews, I thought this would be terrible, but I thought it was drinking very nicely right now. To me, it proves that patience with nice bottles of Bordeaux Blanc will be rewarded (though, unfortunately, I didn’t get to try any bottles of this when it was young). Based on this bottle, I’d buy more of this (though it has gotten so expensive). I’m a fan.
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4/13/2022 - jmoon Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful flavours but less energy than I was hoping. Very good not great. Prefer SHL after 5 years not 10 when it’s fresher and more vibrant unless it’s a killer vintage .
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2/19/2022 - stinkycook Likes this wine:
Spot on.
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9/16/2021 - Mneumeier wrote: 85 Points
A lot of cat piss
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