Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, 2024

Château Smith Haut Lafitte | Bordeaux, France | 75cl

95/100Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux 95/100Peter Moser, Falstaff.com

White Still
Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Sémillon

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This wine is offered En Primeur, with an est. delivery in 2027.

From the Pessac-Léognan appellation, Château Smith Haut Lafitte crafts exquisite white wines that marry freshness and complexity, reflecting the estate's commitment to excellence in both red and white winemaking.

What the critics say:

95/100Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

"A gorgeous aromatic blossom of white peaches, peach pit, sage, apple blossom, soft clove and white truffle spices, gentle lift through the palate, a wonderfully fragrant, generous but finessed Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, with so much depth and length. 50% new oak for ageing, harvest August 29 to September 13, 3.2ph. Energy maintained through the palate, up there with one of the whites of the vintage."

95/100Peter Moser, Falstaff.com

"Pale straw yellow, silver reflections. Smoky, fine herbal savouriness, delicate hints of candied grapefruit, white peach, nuances of gooseberry, attractive bouquet. Juicy, very precise and clear, fine yellow fruit nuances, elegant, fresh, well-balanced acidity, crystalline minerality, very good length, sure and certain ageing potential."

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Château Smith Haut Lafitte’s rise from rundown château to the very front rank of Bordeaux is a story that will be told long into the future, and in just 30 years the Cathiards have accomplished what would normally take generations for us mere mortals. When Daniel and Florence Cathiard, both champion skiers who competed in the Olympics, bought Château Smith Haut Lafitte in 1990, they invested massively in redesign and modernisation, moving towards a more biodynamic approach including abandoning mechanical harvesting for handpicking their grapes.

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