2025 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2028!
Delivery until Fall 2028!

(Pessac-Léognan; 90% Sauvignon blanc; 5% Sémillon; 5% Sauvignon Gris; a final yield of 18 hl/ha; pH 3.2; 13.5% alcohol; tasted at the Smith Haut-Lafitte with Fabien Teitgen and Tracey Dobbin). An enticing green tinge in the glass, usually a good signal, above all when it's as limpid as this is. Beautiful and very 'Smith'. Beeswax, pollen, saffron, assorted wild spring field flowers, a little thyme, verbena, white rose petals and a hint of lily of the valley. Fresher aromatically with aeration, with more linden and lime juice. The texture and mouthfeel are deeply impressive. The wine starts with amplitude but before it flows to the cheeks there's a powerful upthrust of freshness that coarses from below. Tense and energetic in the mid-palate, like the 2016. Then we have almost a cascade of descending fruits and their juices. I love the shimmer on the finish. Fascinating texturally and extremely tactile, this is a triumph.
96-98/100 Colin Hay

Pale gold colour, clearly the most structured, and reserved of the three estate white wines, showcasing bright vivid citrus and mint leaf, liquorice, sea spray, oyster shell, wet stones, white tea, nectarine pit, quince as it widens in the glass. Flavourful, with long ageing potential, love this. 18hl/h yield from these 80 to 90 year old vines. Expect a special label to commemorate the last vintage of Daniel Cathiard.
96/100 Jane Anson