🏰news | features + short tasting note 【This Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge 1998, a mature Cru Classé Bordeaux, is drinking beautifully now, showcasing exceptional balance and elegance.】 It offers decadent aromas of meat, ripe fruit, and spices, with a full-bodied palate, round, soft tannins, and spicy, earthy, leafy flavors. Expect notes of plums, earth, and light chocolate, with a very pretty finish. This wine, with its impressive symmetry and well-integrated tannins, was anticipated to mature between 2003-2018, and is currently in a delightful drinking window. 🍴 Chinese Cantonese food pairing various types of suggestion east or west corresponding to wine cost Best served with classic meat dishes like veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, or roast chicken. It also pairs well with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta. Consider roasted beets with goat cheese. 🥂 fit for event suggestion Ideal for a sophisticated dinner party, a celebration of a special year, or simply enjoying a perfectly mature Bordeaux. It's a wine that's "just right now".