Absolutely pure gold and reminding me of the 2009 (or is it the 2010?), the 2020 Château Smith Haut Lafitte sports a dense purple hue to go with incredible aromatics of blackberries, blueberries, scorched earth, wood smoke, and acacia flowers. One of the most concentrated, rich, and sexy wines in the vintage, this massive and extraordinarily opulent 2020 shows the vintage's pure, elegant profile yet backs it up with sensational levels of fruit and texture. Based on 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it already offers pleasure given its wealth of fruit, but it deserves 7-8 years of bottle age and will evolve for 40-50 years. Not enough can be said about the quality of these wines. Bravo to Florence and Daniel Cathiard, as well as to director Fabien Teitgen, for another incredible achievement. | Dunnuck | 2023 | 100 Grapes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Cru Classé, is a truly beautiful domain and also beautifully situated. It is definitely one of the stars of Pessac-Léognan. Known for its red and white Bordeaux. Owned since 1990 by Daniel and Florence Cathiard, they have put Château Smith Haut Lafitte on the map as a quality wine estate. Beautiful pure and rich red wines and full, ripe and juicy white wines. Planted for red: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Dunnuck 100 | Sucking 99| Parker 98-100 | Decanter 98 | Vinous 97 | Anson 97 Buy it direct at the release. Wine is storage in a wine climate cabinet. Shipping by registed and insured mail (will be send in the original box of 3 bottles) Please check before bidding if it's aloud to import wine in your country.