Château Smith Haut Lafitte Red 2021


Red
2021

PESSAC-LÉOGNAN
CRU CLASSÉ DE GRAVES
FLORENCE ET DANIEL CATHIARD
 

 

Varietal blend
63% Cabernet Sauvignon
33% Merlot
3% Cabernet Franc
1% Petit Verdot

Alcohol by volume
13°

Quantity produced
65 000 bottles

Size of the vineyard
67 ha

Average age of vines
48 years old

Grape varieties
63% Cabernet Sauvignon
30% Merlot
6% Cabernet Franc
1% Petit Verdot

Soil type
Günzian gravels

Vineyard skills
Organic Agriculture

Yields in hls/ha
22 hls/ha

Vinification
NC
Maturing/ageing : 18 months
 

Owner's words
A very open nose of fresh red fruits, raspberry, strawberry, and black fruits, blackberries, blackcurrant.Hints of sweet spices, liquorice, tobacco leaf. Complex and fresh. On the palate, it is well balanced with a god freshness and great deal of vivacity. Good concentration with a nice and soft texture, the wine offers a perfect harmony. Very lively, it is full of energy and delivers agreat length. Nice complexity of flavors ranging from fresh fruits to spices, cigar box and hint of smoky minerality, faithful to the terroir of Graves. A great and compexe wineetween harmony and smoothness.