Lot 116
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 2001 (1) WA 95
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2009 (3) WA 100
Lot 116 Details
CHÂTEAU PAPE CLEMENT 2001 (1)
Pessac-Léognan. Grand Cru Classé
u. vts. scraped capsule
A brilliant dense purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary perfume of camphor, graphite, plums, cassis, and barbecue spices. A prodigious, multilayered, medium-bodied effort with exceptional concentration, a fabulous texture, and a 50-second finish, this brilliant achievement is one of the vintage’s monumental wines. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. P.S. Yields were a mere 28 hectoliters per hectare, which no doubt explains the wine’s stunning concentration. June 2001 WA 95
CHÂTEAU SMITH HAUT LAFITTE 2009 (3)
Pessac-Léognan. Cru Classé
The finest wine ever made by proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard, the 2009 Smith-Haut-Lafitte exhibits an opaque blue/purple color in addition to a glorious nose of acacia flowers, licorice, charcoal, blueberries, black raspberries, lead pencil shavings and incense. This massive, extraordinarily rich, unctuously textured wine may be the most concentrated effort produced to date, although the 2000, 2005 and 2010 are nearly as prodigious. A gorgeous expression of Pessac-Leognan with sweet tannin, emerging charm and delicacy, and considerable power, depth, richness and authority, it should age effortlessly for 30-40+ years. Bravo! WA 100