1998 Smith-Haut-Lafitte Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
$139.94
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REVIEWS

JS 93 WS 93 WA 90
JS 93

jamessuckling.com, June 2013

Now shows plums, earth and light chocolate character, and lovely balance. It’s full-to-medium-bodied with fine tannins and a very pretty finish. Just right now. Enjoy.
WS 93

Wine Spectator, June 2009

Decadent aromas here, with meat, ripe fruit and spices. Full-bodied, with round, soft tannins and lots of spicy, earthy and leafy flavors. Long and rich. Give it a little more bottle age. This has always been excellent...
WA 90

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2001

A beautiful wine of symmetry finesse and elegance this deep ruby/purple-colored offering reveals classic aromas of black currants new wood and scorched earth. This pure medium-bodied restrained measured graceful 1998...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type
Red
Varietal
Bordeaux Blend
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Vintage
1998
Size
750ML
Percent alcohol
12.5%

The style of Smith-Haut-Lafitte red is classical, with a beautiful expression of Gunzian gravel terroir which gives it unique smoky notes. Elegant and structured, the red shows freshness, complexity, balance and richness.

The Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, harvested at full maturity and softly vinified to extract only the silkiest tannins, unveils its full potential after proper aging. The other grape varieties of the vineyard, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot, add their own aromas and participate in the harmony of a great Cru Classe de Graves.