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  • Country ranking ?

    1 581
  • Producer ranking ?

    11
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    2020-2025
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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Vintage 2011

The 2011 vintage is not easy to handle.

Smith Haut Lafitte not only makes great white and red wine from Bordeaux in Pessac Léognan, they are also at the cutting edge of technology. They were one of the first Bordeaux wine producers to begin using optical sorting, which came in handy with the difficult 2011 Bordeaux harvest. Fabien Teitgen, long-time general manager, joined us for a long detailed conversation about what happened at Smith Hau...

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Dark

ending

Long, Pure and Flavorful

flavors

Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Smoky, Meaty, New-oak and Perfumed

nose

Ripe, Refined, Closed and Youthful

taste

Average in Acidity, High tannin, Balanced, Youthful, Medium-bodied, Elegant, Silky, Refined and Drying tannins

Written Notes

Ruby. Some vanilla, dark fruits, spices, cassis nose, scented behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blueberries, spices, juicy with structure, long. 92

  • 92p
Produced from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Spice, cedar, cranberry and cassis scents, soft and approachable, this medium-bodied, tannic wine ends with bright crème de cassis. 86-88 Pts
  • 87p
Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is ruby red, and looking dark and deep. On the nose it is intense, youthful, refined, ripe and closed. The taste is elegant, silky, refined, with high tannin ., with drying tannins, and average in acidity, medium-bodied, with balanced structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has blackberry, blackcurrant, smoky, new-oak, perfumed and meaty flavours. The finish is long, lingering, flavorful and pure. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 10-15 years and decant at least 2h before tasting.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 88p
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Origin

Medoc, Bordeaux
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