Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan Rouge, 2014 bis-hidden ripe peach

ripe peach

hauntingly beautiful Pinot Noir

Autran farms with minimal intervention on clay-silex soils

and it takes its sweet time getting there

Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan Rouge, 2014 bis-hidden ripe peachSmith Haut Lafitte's 2014 captures the opulent softness and approachability that this cru class achieved in that warm vintage, while maintaining the substance for serious cellaring. Dark cherry, plum, tobacco, and licorice provide the core, while menthol and red toned fruits bring freshness, all wrapped in expressive floral notes that give the wine an aromatic intensity often associated with Graves' mineral terroir. The biodynamic practices at this