Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan 2014 SO20231109 It’s love in a bottle

It’s love in a bottle

Turbullent is Domaine Serol's sparkling rose of Gamay Saint-Romain from the granite hills of the Cote Roannaise

produced by infusion of flowers

The Antique Oloroso is wonderfully nuanced

Sourced from cooler parcels around Mendocino and fermented with native yeast in a mix of neutral barrels and stainlees steel

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac-Leognan 2014 SO20231109 It’s love in a bottleSmith Haut Lafitte is a Pessac Lognan classified growth estate, owned since 1990 by Daniel and Florence Cathiard, who farm with a meticulous "bio precision" approach on a famous gravel ridge near Chteau Haut Bailly. The 2014 is a charming, well balanced vintage here: Cabernet Sauvignon led (around 60%) with Merlot, a touch of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Now more than a decade on, it's entering a lovely drinking window while keeping plenty in