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2006 Smith Haut Lafitte

More from Smith Haut LafittePessac-LéognanFranceAverage score 93/100
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Score 92/100 · Wine Spectator

Gorgeous aromas of dark chocolate, cappuccino and berries lead to a full body, with luscious fruit and round tannins. Long and voluptuous for the vintage. Impressive. Best after 2014. 10,000 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2009

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93/100

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92/100

Wine Spectator

93
93/100

Robert Parker

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93 points
Robert Parker
Score 93/100 · Robert Parker

A top-notch success, the dense ruby/purple-colored 2006 Smith-Haut-Lafitte offers aromas of smoky, juicy black currants, graphite, earth, truffles, and forest floor. Full-bodied with superb purity, noticeable but sweet tannins, this round, generous, long wine should drink nicely for 15-20+ years. ||One can’t say enough about the work proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard have done at Smith-Haut-Lafitte since 1990 Wine Advocate.February, 2009

93 points
Neal Martin
Score 93/100 · Neal Martin

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Chateau Smith Haut-Lafitte has an intriguing bouquet with surprising mineral intensity coming through the pure blackberry and cassis fruit. The oak here is beautifully assimilated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a keen line of acidity, quite structured in the mouth, but that mineralite continues right to the finish that attenuates ever such a little. This is a thoroughbred Pessac-Leognan for the vintage. Tasted January 2016. May 2016, www.robertparker.com

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Smith Haut Lafitte

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.

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Country / Region
Pessac-Léognan
Left Bank
Bordeaux
France
Producer

Smith Haut Lafitte

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Wine

Product Type

Still wine

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