Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2006
Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2006 is a white wine from Pessac-Léognan in Bordeaux, produced by Château Smith Haut Lafitte, a Cru Classé de Graves. Its blend comprises 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris, and 5% Sémillon. The Wine Advocate awards it 93/100, suggesting a drinking window of 2009 to 2024; James Suckling also rates it 93/100. Critics describe a full-bodied and fresh white wine with notes of citrus, exotic fruits, and honeyed nuances, underpinned by a structuring acidity, a smoky oak touch, and a long finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Pessac Léognan
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte
- Millésime
- 2006
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris, 5% Sémillon
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.
