Château Smith Haut-Lafitte - Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc

Château Smith Haut-LafitteLes Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is a white wine from the region of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc of the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is in the top 30 of wines of Pessac-Léognan.

Taste structure of the Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc from the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

stone, honey

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, gooseberry

Wine with spices taste

white pepper, savory

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle

On the nose the Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or flint and sometimes also flavors of grass, nutty or honey.

Details and technical informations about Château Smith Haut-Lafitte's Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc.

Winemaker
Daniel Cathiard
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Tempranillo

The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2017
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2016
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2015
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2014
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2013
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2012
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc - 2011
In the top 30 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Les Hauts de Smith Pessac-Leognan Blanc from Château Smith Haut-Lafitte are 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000 and 2015.

Informations about the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 6000 of of France wines
In the top 35 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
In the top 4500 of white wines
In the top 25000 wines of the world

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan

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.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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