Château Smith Haut-Lafitte - Pessac-Léognan Blanc

Château Smith Haut-LafittePessac-Léognan Blanc

4.3
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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 Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is a white wine from the region of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Sauvignon, the Sémillon and the Sauvignon Gris.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is in the top 10 of wines of Pessac-Léognan.

Taste structure of the Pessac-Léognan Blanc from the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pessac-Léognan 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

caramel

Wine with earth taste

graphite

Wine with floral taste

acacia

On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical.

Details and technical informations about Château Smith Haut-Lafitte's Pessac-Léognan Blanc.

Winemaker
Daniel Cathiard
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Last vintages of this wine

Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2022
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2021
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2020
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2019
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2018
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2017
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Pessac-Léognan Blanc - 2016
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château Smith Haut-Lafitte are 2015, 2009, 2017, 2016 and 2010.

Informations about the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
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 1500 of of France wines
In the top 10 of of Pessac-Léognan wines
In the top 950 of white wines
In the top 7000 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.

The word of the wine: Alcooleux

Said of a wine dominated by the presence of alcohol.

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