Château Smith Haut-LafittePessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte is in the top 5 of wines of Pessac-Léognan.
Taste structure of the Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) from the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of iron, honey or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
Pairings that work perfectly with Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
Original food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves)
The Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) of Château Smith Haut-Lafitte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, lamb crumble with oregano and feta cheese or veal blanquette à l'ancienne.
Details and technical informations about Château Smith Haut-Lafitte's Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves).
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan (Grand Cru Classé de Graves) from Château Smith Haut-Lafitte are 2009, 2019, 2010, 2005 and 1995.
Informations about the Château Smith Haut-Lafitte
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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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The word of the wine: Reassembly
During the vinification process, a "cap" is formed at the top of the vats with the solid parts (skin, pulp, pips, etc.), which contain tannins and colouring elements. Pumping over consists of emptying the vat from the bottom and pouring the juice back to the top, in order to mix the cap and the juice and to favour the exchange and the extraction. This old technique allows a better exchange between the solid parts and the liquid.
