Smith Haut Lafitte blanc - Pessac-Léognan 2024

La Revue du Vin de France

93-95

par Olivier Poels le 02/06/2025

L’expression aromatique de cet assemblage, classique pour la propriété (90 % sauvignon blanc, 5 % sauvignon gris et 5 % sémillon), est distinguée – un discours détaillé sans être roboratif. Le déroulé de la matière, cristalline, retient plus encore l’attention, avec une très belle allonge, ponctuée par une impression à la fois de grain tannique et de grain de sel. L’acidité du millésime est incorporée au propos du vin, elle participe à sa construction sans s’imposer au premier plan.

Decanter.com

96

par Georgina Hindle le 02/06/2025

Nice aromatics, white fruit, some herbal scents, wool, caramel, vanilla, white chocolate and some peach. Dynamic and alive on the palate, this has a great energy and focus straight away. Sleekly presented - this is straight and focused but with nuances of pear, green apple, creamy vanilla, lemon balm and soft honey. Mouthwatering acidity gives the zing with the texture following after. Fresh, some spice touches, fennel and mint herbs. Good energy, crystalline and pure. Built on acidity and freshness with a long lasting, finessed flavour. One of the whites of the vintage. Ageing 50% in new oak barrels. 3.2pH

The Wine Independent

96-98

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 20/05/2025

Jeb DUNNUCK

93-95

par Jeb Dunnuck le 13/05/2025

The Grand Vin is 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% each of Sauvignon Gris and Semillon, all aged in 50% new oak, with malolactic fermentation blocked. The 2024 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc brings beautiful Sauvignon notes of ripe citrus and grapefruit that are backed up by beautiful minerality, classy minty, floral, and melon nuances, medium-bodied richness, integrated acidity, and a great finish.

Jamessuckling.com

97-98

par James Suckling le 07/05/2025

Minerals, smoke, tarragon and bright lemons on the nose. An almost full-bodied, textured white that delivers lots of freshness, weight and brightness on the palate. There is attractive salinity at the end before a long yet broad finish. 90% sauvignon blanc, 5% semillon and 5% sauvignon gris.

WeinWisser

96-98

par Tjark Witzgall le 06/05/2025

Vinum

97-0

par Adrian Van Velsen le 06/05/2025

Was für ein Duft, komplex, tiefgründig, dezent kühler Rauch, Zitronenthymian, Flieder, Zitrone, weisser Pfirsich, steinige Untertöne, ein Gedicht; am Gaumen gradlinig, dicht, was für eine Konzentration bei gleichzeitiger grosser Eleganz, der Wein hat Kraft, baut Druck auf, zieht am mittleren Gaumen durch, die knackige Frucht harmoniert mit der Säurestruktur, hält frisch, verleiht Halt, im Abgang von grossartiger Länge und mit viel Finesse. Hervorragend! Zusammen mit La Mission Haut Brion ist das der beste Weisswein des Jahrgangs.

Vinous

94-96

par Neal Martin le 05/05/2025

The 2024 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris and 5% Sémillon, matured in 50% new oak. It needed a bit of aeration in the glass, eventually revealing scents of Anjou pear, gooseberry, white flowers and light flinty aromas. The palate is well balanced with lilting nectarine, pear and stem ginger notes. Fine weight and depth, with a judicious touch of spice towards the finish. The sapidity and linearity of this impressive Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc mean it should repay cellaring.

Vinous

95-97

par Antonio Galloni le 30/04/2025

The 2024 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is complex, dynamic and an absolute delight. Everything about the 2024 speaks to class. Brisk acids drive through a core of citrus fruit, almond, mint, chamomile and white pepper. More than anything else, I admire the wine's tension and energy. Clean saline notes extend the dry, bracing finish.

The Wine Cellar Insider

95-95

par Jeff Leve le 30/04/2025

Aromatically, the wine opens with pomelo, flowers, vanilla, green apples, and a hint of white peach. On the palate, the wine is bright, juicy, fresh, and fruity, with minty lemon rinds, white peach, tangerine, vanilla, and crisp green apples that you taste, and feel from start to finish. The harvest took place August 29 - September 13. The wine blends 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Semillon, and 5% Sauvignon Gris. 14% ABV, 3.15 pH. Drink from 2027-2038.