Élevage made all the difference here
it's richly concentrated and bursts with cassis and black-cherry flavors
It marries the fruit intensity of a warm year with the driving energy of a cool year
April 2022
"The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a knockout nose with apple blossom
2021 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan Vin Santo Élevage made all the difference96 points, Vinous "The 2021 Smith Haut Lafitte is an engaging, dynamic wine. Gravel, menthol, licorice, mocha and spice are all beautifully delineated. A wine of energy and focus, the 2021 is absolutely enthralling medium in body, refined and super impressive." Antonio Galloni, February 2024 95 97 points, Vinous "The 2021 Smith Haut Lafitte is fabulous. Rich and explosive in the glass, the 2021 possesses tremendous intensity, much of that the result