The Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Smith Haut-Lafitte wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Smith Haut-Lafitte wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Smith Haut-Lafitte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, milanese escalope (italy) or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.
On the nose the red wine of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, lime or mocha and sometimes also flavors of grilled meat, coconut or wax. In the mouth the red wine of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.
In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château Smith Haut-Lafitte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of alsatian sauerkraut, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or imene's tunisian ojja.
On the nose the white wine of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cassis or orange and sometimes also flavors of asparagus, perfume or cheese. In the mouth the white wine of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Château Smith Haut-Lafitte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of traditional hungarian goulash, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or brazilian feijoada.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, strawberries or raspberry and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or citrus fruit.
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Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
Severe drought and heatwaves have provided challenges for wine producers across Europe in 2022, from maintaining vine health to concerns about – and the impact of – wildfires. Early harvests have been a feature of the vintage and reports emerged this week of records being broken at some white wine-producing estates in Bordeaux. Spain’s Caserío de Dueñas estate in DO Rueda said it began a record early harvest on 16 August this year. While drought and heat have put pressure on yields in some regio ...
My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...
There’s no doubt that 2021 was a challenging vintage. Most explanatory statements or technical sheets handed out over the past few weeks have mentioned the unfavourable, oft disastrous weather conditions, the sometimes very low and disheartening yields and the slightly varied or unusual blends on offer in 2021. Difficulties faced by vignerons both inside and outside of the cellar have been explained in detail as has the raft of highly important decisions needed be made throughout the year, ...
Said of a wine rich in flavours.
