Number 9 On The Wine Spectator Top 100. 2013 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc. 96 Points. Tiny Allocation. This Will Go Fast.

When it comes to white wine, this is about as opulent as it gets. Stunning!

CHATEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE BLANC 2013

96 points / #9 on top 100 Wine of 2016 – Wine Spectator, March 2016

Winery : Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Wine Region : Bordeaux (France), France (France)

Bottle Per Case : 6 x 750 ml

Food Pairing : Breads, Cured Meat, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat

“This has a gorgeous feel, with opulent fruit offset by racy herb notes and acidity, showing lemon sherbet, shortbread and white peach flavors backed by a salted butter— and tarragon-laced finish, with hints of talc and fennel skittering in the background. Seriously long and still a touch youthful on the finish, this is one for the cellar. Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris and Sémillon. Best from 2017 through 2023.”

There are those among us that get really excited about great white wines. Yeah, if you didn’t know already, i am one of them. This is a rare find and we reserved all we could, and there wasn’t much. The 2013 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is there with the finest Bordeaux Blanc i have ever tasted. This is a hard wine to get your hands on to begin with. Throw in that it managed the # 9 on the Wine Spectator Top 100 and we were lucky to get any at all.

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