Vougeraie, Bienvenue Batard Montrachet other_regions_italy The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has

The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has a much simpler bouquet than the 2014 Pape-Clément

but it will be a vintage similar to 2001 that will take a long time to really show its best

which are beautiful – pure

round and generously proportioned middle weight flavors that seem somewhat advanced and lacking in energy

Vougeraie, Bienvenue Batard Montrachet other_regions_italy The 2014 Smith Haut-Lafitte has(from a . 46 ha holding). Pretty notes of honeysuckle and a mix of citrus and white orchard fruit, especially pear, are trimmed in just enough wood to notice. The citrus character continues onto the rich, concentrated and almost painfully intense medium weight flavors that conclude in a bone dry, lengthy and beautifully balanced finale. This is also quite tightly coiled and a wine that will need all of a decade to reach its peak.