Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2020
Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2020 is a dry, light-bodied white from Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon (Pessac-Léognan, France), in the crisp, dry whites style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is none. Good with goat cheese, asparagus, blue cheese, white fish. Cheapest offer £32.50 at Honest Grapes.
| Wine | Sweet | Body | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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A delightful white wine offering from Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc captures the essence of Bordeaux's Graves region with its freshness and finesse. The château overlooks the vines from atop a hill (or “la fitte” in local dialect) composed of river stones and semi-precious pebbles deposited by the Garonne millions of years ago. Consisting of günz gravel, Smith Haut Lafitte’s terroir has two astonishing features: superb natural drainage forcing the vine roots to sink deep into the soil in order to find nourishment, and a “mirror effect” of the sun’s rays reflected by the gravelly soil.