Château Smith Haut Lafitte - 2012 - Pessac-Léognan 4e grand cru classé and the wine offers a

and the wine offers a wealth of blackcurrant fruit interwoven with licorice

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age-worthy masterpiece with silky tannins and epic depth

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte - 2012 - Pessac-Léognan 4e grand cru classé and the wine offers aRobert Parker's Wine Advocate : The opaque bluish purple 2012 Smith Haut Lafite offers up notes of licorice, graphite, blueberry and blackberry fruit, a medium to full bodied mouthfeel, stunningly ripe, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is another sensational effort from the Cathiards that is perfectly balanced, complex, super rich and pure. Drink it over the next 20 25 years. Drink 2015 2040.