“Toasted oak, lanolin, honeyed caramel, lemon zest and red apple peel on both the nose and palate. This has an unctuosity, a richness to the texture giving beautiful honeyed lemon touches with Semillon fatness and intensity from the Sauvignon. It’s sleeping a little right now, feels as if it’s calm and quiet, not yet ready to show the world what it’s about but you do get a precision and detail along the edges, a real sculpting of elements. I love the presentation, such a success for the vintage, excellent winemaking on show. It’s the soft vibration you get as the flavours travel from start to finish that is so promising – a lot of life and immense enjoyment to come from this.” 96 pts., Georgina Hindle, decanter.com
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2021 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan 6x75cl
White ⋅ Bordeaux ⋅ France
£635 / Case£105.83 / BottleDuty Status: In BondAvailability: En Primeur
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Tasting Notes
Decanter 96
Toasted oak, lanolin, honeyed caramel, lemon zest and red apple peel on both the nose and palate. This has an unctuosity, a richness to the texture giving beautiful honeyed lemon touches with Semillon fatness and intensity from the Sauvignon. It’s sleeping a little right now, feels as if it’s calm and quiet, not yet ready to show the world what it’s about but you do get a precision and detail along the edges, a real sculpting of elements. I love the presentation, such a success for the vintage, excellent winemaking on show. It’s the soft vibration you get as the flavours travel from start to finish that is so promising – a lot of life and immense enjoyment to come from this.
Anticipated maturity: 2025-2046
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