Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 1998

Wine Spectator: Decadent aromas here, with meat, ripe fruit and spices. Full-bodied, with round, soft tannins and lots of spicy, earthy and leafy flavors. Long and rich. Give it a little more bottle age. This has always been excellent. 93/100 (2009)

Parker: A beautiful wine of symmetry, finesse, and elegance, this deep ruby/purple-colored offering reveals classic aromas of black currants, new wood, and scorched earth. This pure, medium-bodied, restrained, measured, graceful 1998 offers impressive overall symmetry as well as well-integrated tannin. 90/100 (2001)

Jeff Leve: This is drinking in a good place today. The nose, with its espresso, smoke, licorice, truffle and dark red berry scents has a lot to offer. Medium/full bodied and round in texture, the wine ends with black cherries, thyme and coffee notes in the lush finish. 90/100 (2016)

Lobenberg: Einer der schönsten Weine der Appellation und der beste je erzeugte SHL. Intensives Cassisbouquet mit etwas schwarzer Kirsche und Mineralien, Kaffee und Tabak. Im Mund saftig, weich und cremig, rote Johannisbeere, süße Tannine, überaus homogen und komplex.