Smith Haut Lafitte

Specification

Producer

Smith Haut Lafitte

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Martillac, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux

Classification

Cru Classé de Graves

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Vintage

2010

Case

12 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

SMIHAU1012X75

About this wine

The red grand vin of Smith Haut Lafitte is led by Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot and small amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, grown on deep gravel in Martillac. It is ripe, polished and full-bodied, with dark fruit, tobacco, smoke and fine-grained tannins. It is approachable relatively early but ages well, with good vintages developing for twenty years or more.

About Smith Haut Lafitte

Château Smith Haut Lafitte is an estate in Martillac, in the Pessac-Léognan appellation of the Graves, classified for its red wine in the Graves classification. Its name recalls George Smith, a Scottish merchant who owned it in the eighteenth century.

Since 1990 it has been owned by Daniel and Florence Cathiard, who have transformed it, with careful vineyard work, its own cooperage and a strong environmental focus. The red is led by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot on deep gravel, and the estate also makes a much-admired white. Its wines combine richness with freshness and have become firm favourites with collectors.