Ch. Smith Haut Lafite (Grand Cru Classe) 1996

Robert Parker : "A saturated deep ruby/purple color precedes a bouquet of smoke, vanillin, sweet cherry and black currant aromas. Built along the lines of the 1995, but more tannic and less forward, this medium-bodied wine possesses outstanding concentration, purity, and equilibrium. It is a beautifully made, potentially complex, perfumed, harmonious claret that should age gracefully." RP : 90-92

 Ch. Smith Haut Lafite (Grand Cru Classe) 1998

Robert Parker : "This deep ruby/purple-colored, nicely-concentrated, layered 1998 offers pure cassis, mineral, tobacco, and toasty new oak aromas, medium body, and outstanding balance. The fruit is ripe and fleshy, and the tannin and acidity are beautifully integrated." RP : 89-91