2010 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Rouge Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan, Bottle (750ml)
$259
98RP98JA97DR
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerDR = DecanterJA = Jane Anson
- Rating
- RP98/JA98/DR97
- Producer
- Smith Haut Lafitte
- Vintage
- 2010
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac-Leognan
- Country
- France
- Classification
- Cru Classe
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.5
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
RP98 "Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Smith Haut Lafitte delivers notes of baked plums, boysenberries and dried mulberries with an undercurrent of cigar box, new leather and bouquet garni. Full-bodied, the palate has firm, grainy tannins and bold freshness supporting the maturing fruit, finishing on a stewed tea note." LPR for TWA Mar 2020
"These are carved black fruits, precise tannins, crayon and pencil lead, very much powerful Cabernet Sauvignon, sleek, confident, deeper in colour than the 2015 and 2016 vintages, almost certainly reflecting winemaking choices at the time. This is the vintage for me that signals the arrival of the Smith Haut Lafitte as a global force. 90% new oak, Fabien Teitgen technical director, Florence and Daniel Cathiard owners."JA98 Mar 2026
"These are carved black fruits, precise tannins, crayon and pencil lead, very much powerful Cabernet Sauvignon, sleek, confident, deeper in colour than the 2015 and 2016 vintages, almost certainly reflecting winemaking choices at the time. This is the vintage for me that signals the arrival of the Smith Haut Lafitte as a global force. 90% new oak, Fabien Teitgen technical director, Florence and Daniel Cathiard owners."JA98 Mar 2026