Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Visual aspect: intense garnet-red, deep. Nose: powerful, intense, present woodiness. Red fruits. Palate: pure first taste, powerful palate. Elegant tannins, without excessive presence. A lot of fruit. An impressive and concentrated body. Match with food: duck in its blood. Comments: a ten-yearly meeting. A powerfulness which will show itself only late but that will be exceptional.