Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2022 The Hess Collection A Premier Grand Cru Classe

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

expresses perfect maturity

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

spicy Southern Rhône — dark fruit and garrigue with peppery lift and a chocolatey depth

Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2022 The Hess Collection A Premier Grand Cru ClasseOne 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