Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac Leognan 2022 Cognac Bordiga uses a traditional production

Bordiga uses a traditional production method that involves the careful selection and maceration of botanicals such as wormwood

The Roost Blue Heron Chardonnay is crafted from 100% Chardonnay grapes

contributing to its fine bubbles and complexity

and Cascade

Avion Silver is unaged

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Pessac Leognan 2022 Cognac Bordiga uses a traditional productionLooking at the Grand Vin, the 2022 Chteau Smith Haut Lafitte checks in as a blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that was raised in 60% new French oak. Reminding me of a more elegant version of the 2010, it has a dense purple hue to go with a rich, powerful, full bodied, sensationally complex nose of cassis and darker berries interwoven with woodsmoke, scorched earth, chocolate, and chalky