Description

• Alcohol %: 14%
• Decant Time: 30 minutes
• Taste: citrus peel, lemon, white peach, mango, pineapple, honeysuckle/elderflower, vanilla, toasty oak, creamy mid-palate, minerality, oyster-shell/saline, bright acidity, elegant length
• Food Matching: Smoked salmon salad, Manchego, Parmesan, Dover sole meunière (lemon & butter), Wood-roasted polenta with taleggio and mushrooms, Reblochon and other washed-rind cheeses, Shellfish (oysters, scallops), Creamy fish dishes
• Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc : 100%,

Tasting note

這瓶二牌白帶著明亮果香：柑橘皮、白桃和熱帶果的香氣，還有淡淡的金銀花與香草桶味。入口先是清爽利落的酸度，接著中段展現出柔滑奶油感，尾段伴隨礦物與海貝殼般的鹹鮮，讓整體更有層次。葡萄園位於酒莊較低的碎礫覆蓋黏土地帶，收成在8月下旬至9月上旬完成；酒款在法國橡木桶中熟成約12個月，新桶比例頗高但處理得細緻，不搶果。語氣輕鬆地說：既有活力又有質感，適合搭配海鮮、奶油魚或成熟奶酪，打開前稍醒半小時會更圓潤。

Les Hauts de Smith 2023 opens with an expressive bouquet of citrus peel, white peach, mango and tropical notes lifted by honeysuckle and a delicate vanilla-toasty oak. On the palate it combines a fresh, incisive line of acidity with a gently creamy mid‑palate and a mineral, almost oyster-shell salinity that gives depth and focus. Aged 12 months in French oak with a significant portion of new barrels, the wine shows oak influence without heaviness — elegant, energetic and long. Estate-grown on the gravel-over-clay slopes of the lower Smith Haut Lafitte plots, harvest ran from 23 August to 9 September under the supervision of winemaker Fabien Teitgen and the Cathiard family. Drink early for its vibrant fruit or cellar for several years to integrate the oak; excellent with seafood, buttered fish and aged cheeses.

Winery

史密夫‧拉菲特酒莊位於佩薩克─雷奧尼昂，由Cathiard家族管理，長期以來以對碎礫與黏土園地的精細耕作聞名。酒莊在田間管理嚴謹，釀造手法兼顧現代與傳統，橡木桶使用講究、以提升結構與細緻度為主。現任釀酒師Fabien Teitgen掌管發酵與桶陳，使酒款在活力、質感與礦性間取得良好平衡。

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte is a storied estate in Pessac‑Leognan owned and run by the Cathiard family. Renowned for meticulous vineyard work on gravel and clay soils and a modern yet respectful approach in the cellar, the domaine combines tradition with careful use of new French oak. Winemaker Fabien Teitgen oversees vinification and élevage, producing wines that balance energy, texture and minerality.