Founded in 1365, this Grand Cru Classé, owned in turn by unusual characters such as the Scottish navigator Georges Smith in the eighteenth century or Lodi Duffour-Dubergier in the nineteenth century owes its reputation.

"We fell in love with Smith Haut Lafitte, a vine covered clearing surrounded by trees at the gateway to Bordeaux, over a quarter of a century ago. This great growth was long considered "the quintessential Graves", but also nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty"...

FLORENCE & DANIEL CATHIARD