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Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte - Pessac-Léognan 2020 (750ml)

 
WS
95
WA
98-100
JD
100
JS
99-100
V
97

Price: $219.99

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Producer Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Subregion Pessac-Leognan
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Vintage 2020
Size 750ml

Jeb Dunnuck: 100 Points

Absolutely pure gold and reminding me of the 2009 (or is it the 2010?), the 2020 Château Smith Haut Lafitte sports a dense purple hue to go with incredible aromatics of blackberries, blueberries, scorched earth, wood smoke, and acacia flowers. One of the most concentrated, rich, and sexy wines in the vintage, this massive and extraordinarily opulent 2020 shows the vintage's pure, elegant profile yet backs it up with sensational levels of fruit and texture. Based on 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it already offers pleasure given its wealth of fruit, but it deserves 7-8 years of bottle age and will evolve for 40-50 years. Not enough can be said about the quality of these wines. Bravo to Florence and Daniel Cathiard, as well as to director Fabien Teitgen, for another incredible achievement.

James Suckling: 99-100 Points

Wine Advocate: 98-100 Points

Vinous: 97 Points

Wine Spectator: 95 Points

Exotic and lush in feel, with well-steeped plum, boysenberry and blackberry fruit flavors rolling through, scored with hints of espresso crema, dark tobacco and black licorice along the way. Very polished in feel, but with a late flicker of savory and a subtle tug of earth to keep this honest in the end. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2026 through 2037. 

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