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Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2024

Bordeaux • Pessac-Léognan • Grand Cru Classé of Graves • White

907,20€ tax included
907,20€ tax included
151,20€ / unit
Packaging : 6 x 75cl - Wooden Crate

Primeurs - Delivery early 2027

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Description

  • Country Francia
  • Region Bordeaux
  • Appellation Pessac-Léognan
  • Color White
  • Alcohol 12.5
  • Vintage 2024
  • Culture Reasoned
  • Grape varieties Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Semillon

Located in the heart of the Pessac-Léognan appellation, south of Bordeaux, Château Smith Haut Lafitte is an icon of the Classified Growths of Graves. This historic estate, whose origins date back to the 14th century, embodies the perfect blend of tradition and innovation. Known for their refined and elegant style, Smith Haut Lafitte wines magnificently express the richness of their gravelly terroir. Thanks to sustainable viticulture and meticulous attention to detail, the château offers wines of great precision, both luscious and profoundly mineral, including this superb 2024 white vintage.

Ratings

Ratings

  • Wine Advocate 92-94/100
Notes and pairings

Notes and pairings

Tasting notes

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2024 Blanc displays a luminous, pale yellow color with silvery highlights. The nose is intensely aromatic, blending notes of exotic fruits, white flowers, and a delicate minerality. On the palate, the attack is lively, driven by vibrant freshness, while the ample and elegant structure leads to a long and harmonious finish, marked by lemony notes and a subtle salinity.

Food & wine pairings

This Grand Cru Classé white wine will enhance shellfish, a scallop carpaccio or an asparagus risotto.
Producer

Producer

The Château Smith Haut Lafitte vineyard stretches across a magnificent terroir of Günzian gravel deposited over a clay-limestone subsoil, ideal for growing white grape varieties. The vines, averaging 38 years old, are cultivated using sustainable viticulture practices with meticulous attention to biodiversity. This respectful approach to living organisms allows the terroir's typicity to be fully expressed. Thanks to this mosaic of soils and a unique microclimate, the estate produces white wines of remarkable freshness and complexity.

Owner and history

Since 1990, Daniel and Florence Cathiard, former Olympic champions and passionate entrepreneurs, have been at the helm of Château Smith Haut Lafitte. Their bold vision, focused on excellence and respect for the terroir, has propelled the estate to the forefront of Bordeaux wines. By integrating environmentally conscious practices and constantly innovating, they have crafted characterful, authentic, and expressive wines. Their commitment is reflected in a perpetual quest for quality, a search for harmony with nature, and the creation of exceptional vintages like this magnificent 2024.

Vinification and aging

Winemaking at Château Smith Haut Lafitte is the result of extreme precision. The grapes are harvested by hand, carefully sorted, then fermented in barrels at low temperatures to preserve all their aromatic purity.
Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2024 Blanc is aged for 12 months in French barrels, a significant proportion of which are new, with regular stirring of the fine lees to bring roundness, complexity and length on the palate.

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The team's opinion

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2024 Blanc amazes with its brilliant purity and majestic balance, inviting an unforgettable sensory journey.

  • Serving temperature 16°C - 20°C

  • Climax 2026 à 2036

Wine profile

  • Fruity
  • Floral
  • Complex
  • Mineral