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1998 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan Blanc
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About Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is old. How old? Well, in 1365, when most of the Medoc was marshland, yet to be drained by the Dutch, Smith Haut Lafitte was already under vine. Today, it is owned by former olympic skier Daniel Cathiard, who purchased the estate in 1990.

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1998 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan Blanc

Producer: Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Sauvignon Blanc
Origin: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Graves/Pessac-Leognan

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88-90 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 1999

Bright, spicy, floral aroma of pineapple and lemon skin. Musky, focused and intensely flavored; strong pineapple fruit supported by a powerful spine of acidity. Not thick but quite penetrating and uncompromising. Interesting wine.

90 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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