Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Grand Cru Classé
Red Blend from Bordeaux, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Thanks to its 55 hectares of superb gravelly vineyards Smith Haut Lafitte is often referred to as the archetypical Graves. The estate's history goes back to the Crusades and a Scottish navigator George Smith who became the owner of the estate in the 18th century. He was followed by M. Duffour-Dubergier Mayor of Bordeaux and then Louis Eschenauer a famous wine shipper. In 1990 Daniel and Florence Cathiard also fell under the spell of this beautiful estate. Since then they have restored the 16th century tower renovated the 18th century manor house built two underground cellars went back to traditional vine growing methods without chemical herbicides and set up their own cooperage. The perfect elegance excellent balance and fine structure of Smith Haut Lafitte's red and white wines are the ultimate reflection of the current owners' total commitment to quality.
Description
The Merlot were intensely colored and concentrated, with good structure and volume. The bouquet features fresh, ripe fruit (raspberries, cherries, blackberries), with spicy, licorice overtones. The Cabernet Sauvignon express all their aromatic freshness in a powerful, rich structure, redolent of fresh red-berry fruit, with floral and flinty overtones. And finally, the Cabernet Franc is concentrated yet lively, featuring red-berry fruit with hints of spice. The Smith Haut Lafitte red 2004 blend is based on a majority of Cabernet wines, and shows promise of being a great wine: concentrated and powerful, with good backbone, a lovely, silky texture, and a fresh, complex bouquet of ripe red-berry fruit, with spicy, licorice, violet, and flint overtones. 2004 is truly a successful vintage for good grape-growers.
Food Pairing
Roast goose.
