In today’s tasting I am lucky enough to be trying a wine that was given a 100 point score by influential American wine critic Robert Parker. Do please follow the link below and see how I get on with the tasting
Château Smith Haut Lafitte is located in Pessac-Léognan on the Left Bank of the Garonne River. During the 1959 Classification of the Graves its red wine was rated as Grand Cru Classé. Today the estate is also considered to produce one of the foremost examples of white Bordeaux.
Since 1990, the property has been owned by Florence and Daniel Cathiard. The Cathiards have put huge resources into the estate to elevate its wines to a level where they compete with Bordeaux’s finest. Coming as it did 20 years after they took over the estate, achieving this perfect score for their red wine was a wonderful endorsement of all that they had done and a recognition of what they had achieved. I tried and was wowed by the wine when it was first released and was really interested to see how it was holding up.
▶️Follow this link to watch the full video tasting of Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan 2009: https://youtu.be/ab6YvrsT7mk
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