JAMES SUCKLING: "This has so much depth and power, with complex notes of flint, oyster shell, white pepper, dried mango, lemon, papaya, apricot stone and chalk. Medium-to full-bodied. Bright, yet creamy. It's so long and concentrated. Wait and see. 90% sauvignon blanc, 5% semillon, 5% sauvignon gris. From organically grown grapes."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "At this early stage, the 2021 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc appears set to number among the best white wines this estate has produced to date. Wafting from the glass with aromas of crisp orchard fruit, nectarine, grapefruit, pastry cream and smoke, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit, racy acids and a taut, chiseled profile, concluding with a saline finish. Balancing texture and tension to compelling effect, this beautifully integrated, characterful white is going to be thrilling to revisit in bottle." - William Kelley

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün, Silberreflexe. Frische Wiesenkräuter, ein Hauch von Stachelbeeren, Mandarinenzesten, weiße Blüten, mineralischer Touch. Saftig, feine Fruchtsüße, elegant und lebendig strukturiert, salzige Nuancen im Abgang, gute Balance, finessenreich, mit Reifepotenzial ausgestatteter schlankerer Stil." - Peter Moser