Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan 2014 SO20231109 with nutty and vanilla flavors

with nutty and vanilla flavors from being aged in a combination of oak barrels

specifically the villages of Avize

Sourced from cooler parcels around Mendocino and fermented with native yeast in a mix of neutral barrels and stainlees steel

and this regeneratively farmed gem showcases why

Turbullent is Domaine Serol's sparkling rose of Gamay Saint-Romain from the granite hills of the Cote Roannaise

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan 2014 SO20231109 with nutty and vanilla flavorsSmith Haut Lafitte is a Pessac Lognan classified growth estate, owned since 1990 by Daniel and Florence Cathiard, who farm with a meticulous "bio precision" approach on a famous gravel ridge near Chteau Haut Bailly. The 2014 is a charming, well balanced vintage here: Cabernet Sauvignon led (around 60%) with Merlot, a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Now more than a decade on, it's entering a lovely drinking window while keeping plenty in