Château Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Léognan AOC 2012

Falstaff Bewertung: 89
Gault Millau Bewertung: 17.5
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Bewertung: 95
Wine Spectator Bewertung: 91
Jancis Robinson Bewertung: 16.5
Decanter Bewertung: 17.25
James Suckling Bewertung: 94
La Revue du Vin de France Bewertung: 18.5

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Attributes

Land:
France
Gebiet:
Graves et Sauternais
Region:
Bordeaux
Appellation:
Pessac-Léognan AOC
Rebsorte:
Cuvée
Kategorie:
Red wine
Weincharakter:
intense & opulent
Produzent:
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Jahrgang:
2012
Füllmenge:
0,75 l Fl.
Complete description

Vintage Description:

The opaque bluish-purple 2012 Smith Haut Lafite offers up notes of licorice, graphite, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, stunningly ripe, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is another sensational effort from the Cathiards that is perfectly balanced, complex, super-rich and pure. (Robert Parker Jr. - The Wine Advocate, Apr. 2015)
wine:

wine title:
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
country:
France
region:
Bordeaux
Area:
Graves et Sauternais
Producer:
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Category:
Red wine
Weincharakter:
intense & opulent
appellation:
Pessac-Léognan AOC
Glass:
Bordeaux
Premiumglass:
Bordeaux Grand Cru
Ideal serving temperature (°C), from:
16
Ideal serving temperature (°C), up to:
18
Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) from:
5
Ideal drinking maturity (years after harvest) up to:
35
food recommendation:
Braised venison, Venison ragout and buttered spaetzle, Lamb in hot and spicy sauce, Hot ragout of ground meat , Beef in hot and spicy sauce, Roast duck/goose breast - sweet condim., Venison steak with sweet condiments
year:
2012
Grape variety:
Cuvée
Rebsorte(n):
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Grape variety abbreviation:
CS, ME, CF, PV
vineyard:
Unique to most of the great vineyards in Bordeaux, Smith Haut Haut Lafitte is in one large block of vines, which is then subdivided into 140 smaller parcels. The best part of the vineyard is located at the center, on the gravel plateau of Smith Haut Lafitte, which has a peak elevation of 40 meters. Here their best Cabernet Sauvignon vines are planted.
Soil:
Silica for finesse, limestone for strength, clay for wealth ... all this is found in these soils in a mixture of gravel and sand.
grape age:
40 years on average.
Ertrag:
32 hl/ha
Vinification:
After sorting and cold maceration, the grapes are whole berry fermented in 30 large, temperature controlled, oak vats from 60 - 100 hl at 28 °C. A portion of the Merlot is vinified with the stems intact. Extraction carried out by manual punching down. Malolactic fermentation takes place in a combination of new, French oak barrels, older barrels and vats. All wine is exclusively moved by gravity.
Ageing:
18 month in barrels on the lees (60% new barrels).
Residual sugar:
dry
Alcohol level (%vol):
14
Falstaff Bewertung:
89
Gault Millau Bewertung:
17.5
Robert Parker Wine Advocate Bewertung:
95
Wine Spectator Bewertung:
91
Jancis Robinson Bewertung:
16.5
Decanter Bewertung:
17.25
James Suckling Bewertung:
94
La Revue du Vin de France Bewertung:
18.5

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