2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Saint-Julien developed Hophead Vodka using small

developed Hophead Vodka using small copper pot stills and two varieties of hops

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a wine that Bruna says reminds her of the epic 2001 and 2004 vintages

yet it freshens up noticeably with time in the glass

2009 Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux Saint-Julien developed Hophead Vodka using smallThe finest wine ever made by proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard, the 2009 Smith Haut Lafitte exhibits an opaque blue purple color in addition to a glorious nose of acacia flowers, licorice, charcoal, blueberries, black raspberries, lead pencil shavings and incense. This massive, extraordinarily rich, unctuously textured wine may be the most concentrated effort produced to date, although the 2000, 2005 and 2010 are nearly as prodigious. A