Smith Haut Lafitte: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2023

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2023

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Cabernet Sauvignon 70%, Merlot 23%, Cabernet Franc 6%, Petit Verdot 1%
rød, tør
14,0% Vol.
Drikkemoden: 2031–2060
Pakket ind i: 6 OHK flad
voluminøs og kraftfuld
rig på tanniner
Lobenberg: 98/100
Suckling: 98/100
Jane Anson: 98/100
Decanter: 97/20
Jeff Leve: 97/100
Jeb Dunnuck: 97/100
Frankrig, Bordeaux, Pessac Leognan
Allergener: Sulfitter,
lobenberg

Heiner Lobenberg om:
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2023

98
/100

Sammensætningen af Smith 2023: 70 procent Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 procent Merlot, seks procent Cabernet Franc og en procent Petit Verdot. Alkoholindholdet er 14 volumenprocent. Ekstremt mørk, næsen er ekstremt sort frugtagtig. Sorte kirsebær, brombær, morbær og cassis. Masser af lakrids bagved. Pulveragtige tanniner, meget fine, plus lidt mynte. Høj sortfrugtet intensitet. Fantastisk løb, vibration og spænding i munden, men fine tanniner. Masser af tanniner, men super silkeagtig med en næsten maskulin længde. Kridt, salt og lidt bitter sort frugt i den lange finish. 2023 er uden tvivl en stor vin. Den kommer ikke i nærheden af 2022 med hensyn til tanniner og lang levetid, ikke så kraftfuld og til et evigt liv, men snarere tilgængelig, fin og hedonistisk. Og alligevel med masser af struktur. For mig er den på samme niveau som Haut-Bailly, men ingen af dem kommer i nærheden af den store form fra 2022, men det behøver de heller ikke, for nydelsesfaktoren er helt sikkert højere. *** Ejerne af denne vingård er Florence og Daniel Cathiard. Jordbunden på Smith Haut Lafitte består af grus og ler med lidt kalksten nogle steder. Da vinstokkene her er tæt beplantet, er udbyttet pr. vinstok mindre end et halvt kilo. Efter spontan gæring i trækar finder 60 procent af mosten og lagringen sted i nye barriques og 40 procent i brugte barriques. Med tiden er valget af træ gået i retning af Bourgogne, mod træ med tættere porer og mindre ristning. Smith Haut Lafittes arbejde i vinmarkerne har i årevis været fuldstændig certificeret økologisk. Selve vinen er dog ikke certificeret, fordi slottet forbeholder sig ret til at bruge en bestemt behandling for at forhindre Brettanomyces. Efter gæringen analyseres vinene fuldstændigt for bakterier i partier. Risikomængder gennemgår ultrakort opvarmning og nedkøling i lighed med Château de Beaucastel i Rhône. Der tilsættes ingen andre stoffer, kun naturlig varme og kulde, da det straks dræber Brettanomyces-bakterierne. Derfor er Smith altid Brett-fri, ligesom Beaucastel. Dette er dog ikke tilladt af Demeter og andre organisationer. Smith undlader derfor den endelige certificering af den færdige vin og er kun certificeret økologisk i vinmarkerne.

Årsrapporten

2023 fremstår som et spektakulært, sanseligt nydelsesvidunder, der forener et varmt års modne fylde med en storslået, livlig friskhed. OG denne årgang regnes for at være et absolut hit, hvad angår pris og kvalitet, er yderst charmerende og byder fra første slurk på en uimodståelig, fængslende drikkeglæde.

98
/100

Suckling om: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

This shows currant, tobacco and hazelnut aromas that follow through to a medium body with crunchy character and open-grain tannins that are velvety and so attractive. Graceful, friendly, crunchy and beautiful. The highest percentage ever of cabernet sauvignon in this wine. 70% cabernet sauvignon, 23% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. From biodynamically grown grapes. Best after 2028.

98
/100

Jane Anson om: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

This is just a beautiful Cabernet Sauvignon wine, cassis, bilberry, blueberry, iris flowers, crushed violets, mint leaf, squid ink, cramming secondary waves of flavour and aromatics, sit back and enjoy. Easy to smile at the precision on display here, delicate but with an intensity and concentration that tiptoes through the palate. Fabulous. Fabien Teitgen winemaker on his 28th vintage, and 24th as technical director. This is the vintage where you have King Charles and Camilla visiting, so has a special label. 26hl/h yields for the reds here.

97
/20

Decanter om: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

Dark and fragrant nose, scented and intense but not too rich and ripe, more cool, crisp and fresh. Aromatics of roses, floral elements and pot pourri - very welcoming. Big boned, this has expansion and intensity from the get go, powdery tannins fill the mouth with a juicy core and layers of freshness, mint, graphite, wet stones, herbs, cocoa and liquorice. Not as immediately as suave, soft and caressing as SHL can be, this is more serious, more straight and streamlined. Still finessed but this has muscle to it, forward and direct. It’s a beauty but will need time to expand and soften some more. Still very much on the Cabernet aromatics and power. I do like its density though, there is richness here, it’s not all straight and the tannins are filling. This has lovely potential with chewy strawberry and cranberry flavours. You don’t have the feeling of overt warmth with a cool freshness and touching on austere acidity, but this offers freshness and tension as well as ripeness. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 3.65pH. 26hl/ha yield, more or the less the same as usual winemaker Fabien Teitgen said.

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97
/100

Jeff Leve om: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

Chocolate, smoke, blackberries, roses, spices and flowers are on display with only a swirl or two. The palate is even better with its fresh, energetic, full-bodied, creamy display of sweet, ripe, vibrant, elegant, polished black, with red fruit profile. The wine is long, intense, focused, and complex, with a nice aromatic display in the mouth in the finish, which sticks with you for almost 50 seconds. The wine is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2028-2055.

97
/100

Jeb Dunnuck om: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

Blackcurrants, smoky tobacco, graphite, and hints of espresso all emerge from the 2023 Château Smith Haut Lafitte, a gorgeous effort based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. This is the highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon ever used in the blend, largely due to mildew, yet the team also loved the quality of the Cabernet in the vintage. Medium to full-bodied, it has a concentrated, focused mouthfeel, plenty of ripe tannins, and a chalky, mineral, fresh feel on the finish. I love the overall balance as well as the purity here. Hide bottles for just 4-5 years and it's going to blow you away over the following 30 years. Drink 2029-2055.

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Smith Haut Lafitte

I dag er Château Smith Haut Lafitte som Cru Classé et af de mest strålende eksempler på succes i Bordeaux' nyere historie. Florence og Daniel Cathiard (en velhavende parisisk familie) købte det noget nedslidte Château Smith Haut Lafitte af den veletablerede Eschenauer-familie i 1991 (efter at det...

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2023