2020 Smith-Haut-LafitteColour : Red Producer : Smith Haut Lafitte Country : France Region : Bordeaux Sub Region : Pessac Leognan Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2020 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Note: All images are for illustrative purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product.

Suckling confirmed that the 2018 scored above 95 points from his publication and placed it in the uppermost tier of the wine’s modern history

dusty earth and pipe tobacco with a spicy vein over licorice

very fine tannins and great length

Deep ruby with a hauntingly complex nose of sour cherry

directly analogous to the Burgundian cru system

fine acidity with plenty of substance towards the slightly honeyed finish that manages to maintain tension

This is ageing supremely well and you can another 10 to 15 years of drinking pleasure here

—David Schildknecht

It's full-bodied yet compacted with tension and a compressed center palate

Ruby with an aromatic nose of red cherry

Full-bodied and very rich

yet the hard tannins of the vintage are most penalizing in the Costa Russi and this wine comes across as somewhat heavy and ponderous in style