Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2001
The 2001 Château Smith Haut Lafitte is a red wine from the Pessac-Léognan appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Smith Haut Lafitte and classified as a Cru Classé de Graves. It brings together 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 92/100 and Jancis Robinson 17.5/20. Critics describe an elegant and evolved wine with smoky, mineral, and fruit-driven expressions, featuring a dry finish. The indicated drinking windows extend from 2008 to 2022 by The Wine Advocate and from 2010 to 2022 by Jancis Robinson.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac Léognan
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot
Château Smith Haut Lafitte
Château Smith Haut Lafitte is a wine estate in Martillac, within the Pessac-Léognan appellation, producing red and white wines classified amongst the Graves crus classés. Owned by Daniel and Florence Cathiard since 1990, it cultivates a single contiguous vineyard on Günzian gravel soils.
- Owner
- Daniel et Florence Cathiard
- Maître de chais
- Yann Laudeho Leroy
- Surface (ha)
- 80.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 200 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The earliest records of wine-growing on the site date back to the 14th century, when Verrier Du Bosq signed a deed of ownership for a few arpents of vineyards. In the mid-18th century, the Scottish wine merchant George Smith acquired the estate and gave it his name. In 1842, Lodi Martin Duffour Dubergier, then owner and mayor of Bordeaux, described it as an exceptional Grand Cru. In the early 20th century, the wine merchant Louis Eschenauer handled the distribution of the château’s wines. He subsequently acquired the estate in 1958. Daniel and Florence Cathiard bought Château Smith Haut Lafitte in 1990. They then undertook restoration work on the buildings and winemaking facilities, before moving into the 18th-century charterhouse after three years of work. The estate has had its own on-site cooperage since 1993 and a gravity-fed vinification system that came into operation in 2013. It was certified as an organic wine estate in 2019. Yann Laudeho Leroy is currently the cellar master.
