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2010 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France

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Country France
Region Bordeaux
Appelation Pessac-Léognan
Producer Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Vintage 2010
Type Red (Dry)
Grape Variety Red Bordeaux Blend
ABV 14.5%

98+ Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate (February 2013)

This is an extraordinary performance once again from the Cathiard family, the proprietors of Smith-Haut-Lafitte. They think the 2010 is even better than the 2009. (I disagree, but only slightly.) This wine has laser-like definition in its an remarkable nose of a subtle charcoal fire interwoven with spring flowers, creme de cassis, blueberry liqueur and spicy wood. Full-bodied, stunningly concentrated, long, rich and moderately tannic, this wine is set for an exceptionally long life of 30-40 years but can be drunk in 5-7.

94+ Stephen Tanzer, Vinous (July 2013)

Full ruby-red. Very ripe yet precise nose offers blueberry, black raspberry, violet, spices and sexy dried herbs; still a bit youthfully medicinal but already showing a lot of personality. Rich, pliant and hugely deep, with near-chocolatey ripeness to the highly concentrated dark berry, tobacco and spice flavors. This wonderfully broad, seamless, layered wine dusts the palate with ripe tannins and leaves the mouth perfumed. Built for a long life in bottle but balanced from day one: it's more bound-up today than the silkier and more voluptuous 2009 but I would not be surprised if this one eventually surpassed its younger sibling.