2020 | Le Petit Haut Lafitte | Pessac-Léognan | France Champagne Michel Mailliard hints of blue fruit lending

hints of blue fruit lending it an almost Marsannay-like character towards the terroir-driven

especially in the Uco Valley

Pinard Brothers — Florent and Clément Pinard of Bué's 20-generation Domaine Vincent Pinard — make this "La Moussière" from a certified-organic

though it seems drier than the Father

2020 | Le Petit Haut Lafitte | Pessac-Léognan | France Champagne Michel Mailliard hints of blue fruit lendingThe second wine of Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru Class Pessac Lognan pedigree at a fraction of the grand vin price. Le Petit Haut Lafitte is the second wine of Chteau Smith Haut Lafitte, the celebrated Grand Cru Class estate of Pessac Lognan farmed biodynamically by the Cathiard family. Made from the same acclaimed vineyard by the same team, the 2020 is a Cabernet Merlot blend that delivers the house's polish and dark fruited class without the grand