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A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge 2021 has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It needs a little swirling to coax out notes of fresh redcurrants and plums, giving way to hints of rose bud tea, dried bay leaves, and cedar chest. The light to medium-bodied palate is tight-knit and refreshing, with delicate red berry flavors and a lingering herbal lift on the finish.
This has a gorgeously sappy, mouthwatering finish, that really makes you want to pick up a glass. Rosebuds and redcurrant, delicate tannins, Cabernet focused highlighting the savoury, elegant side of the grape, with a cassis bud and liqourice finish. 25% new oak. Offers great drinking over next decade.
The 2021 Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte clearly has greater fruit intensity on the nose, mainly black fruit with touches of loam and white pepper. The oak here is very well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and notable salinity, closing with a cohesive and persistent finish. There’s plenty of freshness here, but this will need two or three years in bottle. It should drink well for 12 to 15 years.
The 2021 Le Petit Haut Lafitte is showing well today, evoking aromas of spices, pencil lead and dark berries. Medium-bodied, elegant and round, its elegantly tense with powdery tannins, concluding with a charming, fresh finish. It's a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot that matured in 30% new oak barrels.
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