2007 Smith Haut Lafitte
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A bit heavy and thick. Tastes a bit sweet next to the much more vibrant 2017. (JR)
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Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Smith-Haut-Lafitte has a delightful bouquet of cedar-tinged red berry fruit mixed with cloves and Chinese five-spice, all well defined and quite Saint Julien-like in style. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin, hints of sandalwood and truffle infusing the decayed red fruit but with plenty of substance and freshness on the finish. I reckon after a decade, this Pessac-Leognan is à point and should be consumed now and over the next 8-10 years. Tasted February 2017.
Remarkably dark and youthful-looking. Lots of oak sweetness and char still showing on the nose. Coffee and dark fruit. Savoury and dry and so backward compared with others in this vintage. Dry and elegant though not especially generous. (JH)
About the producer
Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte is one of the leading lights of Pessac-Léognan today – all thanks to Daniel and Florence Cathiard, who took over the property in 1990 and have since transformed the estate, converting to biodynamics and crafting wines of increasing finesse.