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Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac Leognan Rouge 2009
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$72.57
Gorgeous nose of sous bois, spices, chocolate, and meat follows through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a...
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Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac Leognan Rouge 2010
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$58.95
91-92 This is a new second wine made at Smith Haut-Lafitte, but a different style from the other one called Haut...
750ml
Bottle:
$44.94
93-95 Barrel Sample. The wine, a majority of young Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, is structured and firm with solid...
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Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac Leognan Rouge 2016
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$48.22
93-95 Barrel Sample. The wine, a majority of young Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, is structured and firm with solid...
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Le Petit Haut Lafitte Pessac Leognan Rouge 2017
1.5Ltr - 1 Bottle
Bottle:
$64.48
The 2017 Le Petit Haut Lafitte is another gorgeous wine in this range. Cabernet Sauvignon flavors are really popping...
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Le Petit Haut Lafitte
Varietal: White Bordeaux
The beautifully crafted and carefully blended white wines of the Bordeaux region of France have gone down in history as being amongst the finest in the world. The secret to the success of these wonderfully flavorful, complex and elegant wines is in the selection of particularly high quality grape varietals, with French law dictating that only nine varietals of white grapes can be grown in the region and used in the production of blended white Bordeaux wine. The most common grape varietals used in the blend are Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, which each add their own flavors and aromas to the wine, balancing out each other and rounding the wine. The other six varietals are seen less and less nowadays, but are still used by certain heritage wineries and are expected to make a comeback.
Region: Bordeaux
The wineries of Bordeaux in France are widely considered to be amongst the finest on earth, with many of the chateaux found on the Left Bank and in the Médoc region routinely demanding enormous prices and being snapped up by collectors looking to add the best examples of the world's white and red wines to their cellars. Bordeaux's secret to success comes from the fact that the terroir of the region is exceptionally rich in minerals, helped by the clay and gravel soils which typify the area and the Gironde river which runs through it. Normally humid in climate, the nearby Atlantic coast supplies cooling breezes, making Bordeaux a winemaker's dream and resulting in extremely high quality grape varietals. For hundreds of years, the wineries of Bordeaux have been mastering the art of wine blending, and today produce a wide range of wine styles using many of the sixteen grape varietals permitted to grow in the region by French law.
Country: France
Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.