The blend for the 2019 Smith Haut Lafitte is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, harvested from September 17 to October 10. The wine is aged in French oak barriques, 60% new. |in the glass, this Château Smith Haut-Lafitte Pessac-Leognan (Grand Cru Classe de Graves is deep garnet purple colored and is nothing short of spectacular on the nose, rolling sensually out of the glass with notes of warm cassis, chocolate covered cherries, chocolate cake and raspberries with nuances of cinnamon toast, lilacs, camphor and iron ore The palate is medium to full-bodied, combining remarkable energy and clarity with ripe black fruit, framed by wonderfully ripe, fine-grained tannins and fantastic invigorating freshness, long ending with mineral-tinged fireworks Parker ends his review with: "....Stunning!"
