Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2022 The Hess Collection mint and chalky notes add

mint and chalky notes add further nuances of freshness throughout

A Premier Grand Cru Classe B of Saint-Emilion on the limestone plateau

The summer was so arid in 2022 that the vines shut down and ripening was halted until mid-August rains arrived

Aromas of sweet black and red fruit interlaced with aromatic herbs and spices invite you to taste a wine that unfolds gradually in layers of flavor: black and red cassis

tiny production → a wine-of-place experiment → you're drinking Randall Grahm's terroir vision in red

Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2022 The Hess Collection mint and chalky notes addOne of the whites of the 2022 vintage the barrel fermented Grand Vin Blanc from a Pessac Lognan estate at the very top of its game. Chteau Smith Haut Lafitte, farmed by the Cathiard family with Fabien Teitgen as winemaker, is one of Bordeaux's benchmark addresses and its white is legendary, made in tiny quantities and barrel fermented in the chteau's own cooperage. The 2022 Blanc is roughly 90% Sauvignon Blanc rounded out with Smillon and Sauvignon