Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2018

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2018
Herkunftsland: Frankreich

Region: Bordeaux

Anbaugebiet: Graves

Rebsorten: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

Rebenalter: 38 Jahre

Klassifizierung: Grand Cru Classé (Graves)

Trinkreife: 2024 bis 2060

Jeb Dunnuck bewertete (03/2021) Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2018 wie folgt: “The 2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte is based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, all of which was brought up in 60% new French oak. Its dense purple color is followed by an incredible perfume of blackcurrants, blueberries, camphor, scorched earth, chocolate, and tobacco. It’s young and unevolved, yet the purity is off the charts, and it slowly gives up more spice and floral notes with time in the glass. Hitting the palate with full-bodied richness, it’s an incredibly concentrated, powerful wine that has plenty of baby fat covering serious amounts of underlying structure and tannins. It has some up-front appeal from an educational standpoint, yet really needs a decade of bottle age and is going to keep for 30-40 years in cold cellars. It comes closest in my mind to a mix of the 2010 and 2016″- 99 Punkte

James Suckling bewertete (03/2021) Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2018 wie folgt: ” Purity of fruit here with plum and cherry aromas, as well as wet earth and spice. Light stone. Very floral and vivid. Full-bodied with layers of ripe tannins that are balanced and polished. Savory finish. Incredibly polished and refined. Goes on for minutes. One of the finest Smith-Haut Lafittes I have tasted. Drink after 2024″- 98 Punkte

Decanter bewertete (03/2021) Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2018 wie folgt: ” Really settling in to the potential that it showed en primeur, this is tightly coiled right now but still full of plush, carefully placed tannins, with olive paste, cassis and dark chocolate. Powerful but also elegant and understated. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Harvested 18 September to 10 October. 60% new oak (tasted twice, see below). Straight from the moment you pour this you see, visually and on the aromatics, the density of the wine. This has really held the promise and power that it delivered during en primeur. Subtle and concentrated with dark chocolate, truffle and cassis that gathers weight as it expands outwards through the palate. Mineral pulses along the finish add finesse and balance, as does smoke and crushed stone as it opens further. Yields of just 21 hl/ha for the first wine. 2% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 60% new oak”- 98 Punkte

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate bewertete (04/2019) Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2018 wie folgt: ” A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, aged in 60% new barriques, the very deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Smith Haut Lafitte bursts onto the scene with showy scents of crème de cassis, mocha, licorice and cedar chest, followed by suggestions of baked plums, smoked meats, tar and tobacco leaf. The medium to full-bodied palate brings sophistication to all that flamboyant fruit with a beautifully styled frame of finely grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing bright and fruity with loads of minerally sparks. This is a stunning, singular style that is sure to turn heads! “- 97 Punkte

Serviervorschlag: 2 Stunden dekantieren, Trinktemperatur 18°C.

Passt zu: Steinpilze “à la Bordelaise” (mit Rindermark, Schalotten und Rotwein), Rinderschmorbraten mit Karotten.