Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte rouge 2019

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- 96-98+ Punkte Robert Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Lisa Perrotti-Brown: "The blend this year is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, harvested from the 17th of September to the 10th of October. The wine is aging in French oak barriques, 60% new. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2019 Smith Haut Lafitte is downright hedonic on the nose, rolling sensuously out of the glass with notions of warm cassis, chocolate-covered cherries, Black Forest cake and black raspberries with nuances of cinnamon toast, lilacs, camphor and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, the palate juxtaposes remarkable energy and brightness with densely packed, rich, ripe black fruits, framed by wonderfully ripe, finely grained tannins and fantastically invigorating freshness, finishing long with mineral-tinged fireworks. Stunning!"

- 96-98 Punkte WIN ENTHUSIAST, Roger Voss: "Barrel Sample. In a line of great white wines from this estate, here is a superb vintage. It has all the richness of ripe fruit, but that has been channeled into structure, density as well as intense acidity and freshness. All the signs are this wine will age for a long, long time."

- 94-96 Punkte VINOUS, Antonio Galloni: "The 2019 Smith Haut Lafitte soars out of the glass with regal intensity and stature. A wine of depth and textural resonance, the 2019 has a lot to offer. Naturally, today the 2019 is about potential more than anything else, and yet all the elements are so impeccably balanced. Dark and racy, with real energy, the 2019 is impressive. Lavender, mint and sage linger on the persistent finish."

- 96-98 Punkte VINOUS, Neal Martin: "The 2019 Smith Haut-Lafitte was cropped at 36hl/ha, undergoing manual pigeage and maturation in 60% new barrels for a planned 18 months. It has an intense, very pure bouquet with blackberry, briary and cherry compote and a hint of black olive tapenade in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins that frame the pure, mineral-infused black fruit. Undercurrents of graphite and black olive surface towards the complex finish that I feel is less opulent but maybe more sophisticated than recent vintages of this top performer. Very elegant and refined, this is an outstanding success for winemaker Fabien Teitgen and his team. Tasted twice including samples direct from the château."

- 95-97+ Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: "The grand vin 2019 Château Smith Haut Lafitte comes from the heart of the Léognan region and beautiful, gravelly soils. Deeply hued, it's a slightly fresher, more structured wine and has beautiful crème de cassis and almost hints of blue fruits as well as classic Graves gravelly, damp earth, unsmoked tobacco, graphite, and spice. Beautifully done, with full-bodied richness, a great mid-palate, and both vibrant acidity and ripe tannins, it's going to need a solid 7-8 years of bottle age but will be a classic, world-class expression of this terroir."

- 96-97 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: "This is a solid red with a compact, tight palate of black fruit and currants, as well as very pretty, powerful yet polished tannins. This shows finesse with structure."

- 18,5+ Punkte WEINWISSER: "59 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 36 % Merlot, 4 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, 36 hl/ha, 18 Monate, 14,5 %-vol.. Tiefes Purpur mit rubinrotem Rand.  Konzentriertes Bouquet mit Schattenmorellensaft, Schokopralinen und Cassis. Im zweiten Ansatz frisch gepflückte Brombeeren und Lakritze. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, die reifen Tannine stützen den eleganten Körper perfekt ab. Im gebündelten, noch zart adstringenten Finale zeigt der Kraftprotz dann sein wahres Gesicht und endet mit einem langen Crescendo aus Holunder, Schlehen, dominikanischem Tabak und Eisenkraut. Chapeau, Fabian Teitgen, wird noch zulegen"

- 18 Punkte VINUM Bordeaux Extra: Primeur 2019 (9/2020): "Superbe Aromatik von Kakao und Backgewürzen, frische Beeren auch; voller Ansatz, gemächliche, samtene Entwicklung, Klassetannin, reif und rund, aber auch mit Frische, anhaltendes Finale auf den Noten der Nase; temperamentvoll, aber keine Spur von Schwerfälligkeit."