Château Smith Haut Lafitte - Pessac-Léognan - Les Hauts de Smith rouge 2017

IN CONVERSION TO ORGANIC FARMING

Key words: Elegant / Silky / Gourmet

The wine: Les Hauts de Smith is the second wine of the illustrious Château Smith Haut Lafitte located in Pessac-Léognan. Coming from young vines of the property, this cuvée displays notes of plum, blackberry, blackcurrant and pepper, finely underlined by a melted woodiness bringing a gourmand touch of vanilla. The whole is particularly successful and is supported by an elegant body as well as ripe tannins. Appreciable in its youth, this beautiful second red wine can also be kept for up to a good decade in the cellar. Delicious!

Capacity: 75cl

Type : Red wine

Grape varieties: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet-sauvignon

AOC : Pessac-Léognan

Drinking and storing: Drink now and keep until 2027

Service temperature: 16-18°C

The estate: Dsince 1990, Daniel and Florence Cathiard direct this absolute reference of Pessac-Léognan which is the Château Smith Haut Lafitte. And what a journey! If today the wines of the property are among the very best in the region, the vines were nevertheless almost abandoned at the time of the purchase by the couple! Having detected the fantastic potential of this gravel terroir, the Cathiards have indeed succeeded in radically transforming the property. Today, the vineyard has 80 hectares (68 in red and 12 in white), officially certified organic since the 2019 vintage and enabling the production of wines of absolutely grandiose finesse and complexity.