Le Petit Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan 2016

Pre-arrival offer- wines are due to arrive around 31st October.

The 2016 Le Petit Haut Lafitte is a fabulous second wine from Smith Haut Lafitte. Inky blue/purplish berry fruit, lavender, menthol, liquorice and cloves give the Petit Haut Lafitte its striking aromatic complexity. Deep, resonant and exquisitely layered, the 2016 is a real joy to taste. I would cellar it for another year or two. The 2016 has enough depth and pedigree to develop beautifully for the next 10-15 years. Drink 2021-2036. 

94 points, Antonio Galloni 

Very dark and lustrous purple. What a lovely texture! Maybe not the densest fruit but reasonably fresh fruit. Delicate hand on the hand brake. Not too much. Just lovely juice. I wonder whether the move to organic is responsible for this delightful wine. Pure pleasure almost already. Drink 2020-2027. 

17 points, Jancis Robinson MW