Appellation:                                            PESSAC-LEOGNAN 

Annual production:                                  8,300 cases (red), 2,500 cases (white)

                                                             5,500 cases of second wine: Les Hauts de Smith 

Area under vine:                                      56 hectares (45 producing red wine and 11 white wine) 

Geology:                                                               Gravelly soil from the Gunz (or Nebraskan glacial) period

Classification:                                         Graves Classified Growth 

Grape varieties:                                       Red: 35% Merlot 

                                                             55% Cabernet Sauvignon

                                                             10% Cabernet Franc 

                                                             White: 90% Sauvignon Blanc

                                                             5% Sauvignon Gris

                                                             5% Sémillon 

Average age of the vines:                         30 years 

Rootstock:                                              101.14/3309 

Vine density:                                           7,500 to 10,000 vines per hectare  

Time left on the skins (red wine):              24 to 32 days 

Fermentation temperature:                       Red 30°C; white 20°C 

Method of temperature control:  Vats with integrated hot and cold temperature control

Type of vats:                                           White: 13 small stainless steel vats

                                                             Red: 18 oak casks

                                                             50 to 80% new barrels (on-site cooperage). 

Master cooper:                                        Jean-Luc Itey 

Age of the barrels:                                   Red: 80% new barrels 

                                                             White: 50% new barrels

Duration of barrel ageing:                         Red: 18-20 months; white: 12 months 

Fining:                                                   No

Filtration:                                                No

Owners:                                                 Daniel and Florence Cathiard 

Technical director:                                   Fabien Teitgen 

Other properties:                                     Château Cantelys

Pessac-Léognan red and white

 

Château Smith Haut Lafitte
33650 BORDEAUX-MARTILLAC FRANCE
Tel : +33 (0)5 57 83 11 22 - Fax : +33 (0)5 57 83 11 21
smith-haut-lafitte@smith-haut-lafitte.com