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Tasting notes
Score 93/100 · Wine Spectator

Decadent aromas here, with meat, ripe fruit and spices. Full-bodied, with round, soft tannins and lots of spicy, earthy and leafy flavors. Long and rich. Give it a little more bottle age. This has always been excellent.¿'88/'98 Bordeaux blind retrospective (2008). Best after 2010. 9,165 cases made. James Suckling, Wine Spectator 2009

Critic scores

Critic scores
92
92/100

Average Score

93
93/100

Wine Spectator

90
90/100

Robert Parker

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90 points
Robert Parker
Score 90/100 · Robert Parker

A beautiful wine of symmetry, finesse, and elegance, this deep ruby/purple-colored offering reveals classic aromas of black currants, new wood, and scorched earth. This pure, medium-bodied, restrained, measured, graceful 1998 offers impressive overall symmetry as well as well-integrated tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2003-2018. Apr 2001, www.robertparker.com

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte - producer
Smith Haut Lafitte

Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte is one of the leading lights of Pessac-Léognan today – all thanks to Daniel and Florence Cathiard, who took over the property in 1990 and have since transformed the estate, converting to biodynamics and crafting wines of increasing finesse.

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