Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2014 - Case of 12 Bottles (75cl)The 2014 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is now more expressive than when I tasted it from barrel. It offers engaging scents of citrus fruit, Mirabelle and orange pith that gradually gathers intensity in the glass. The palate is medium bodied with crisp acidity, finely tuned citrus fruit married with Clementine and yellow plum, seguing into a spicy finish that lingers in the mouth. It is a delicious, complex Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc that should age well over

spice and subtle earth-scented nose

with ample blackberry and cedar scents on the nose

purity and overall balance

that trademark graphite scent emerging with a few swirls of the glass

Robert Parker: 100/100

Robert Parker: 91-93 /100

firm and well-balanced finale

velvety texture from ripe

Sémillon 40%

it is compellingly earthy/minerally in the mouth with a frame of seductively silky yet very firm tannins and culminating in a very long

It is clearly a more understated and nuanced Palmer from winemaker Thomas Duroux this year

grainy texture