Situated on the highest point of Bommes, directly across from Château d'Yquem, Clos Haut-Peyraguey is one of Sauternes' historic First Growth estates. Owned by Bernard Magrez since 2012, the wine is produced primarily from 95% Sémillon and 5% Sauvignon Blanc.
Professional Ratings
| Critic |
Rating |
| Jeff Leve (Wine Cellar Insider) |
95 Points |
| Falstaff |
95 Points |
| Wine Enthusiast |
94 Points |
| James Suckling |
94 Points |
| Lisa Perrotti-Brown |
92 Points |
Tasting Profile
Aromatics
- Honey and beeswax
- White peach
- Apricot and tropical fruits
- Candied orange peel
- Citrus blossom
- Vanilla and spice
Palate
- Rich yet vibrant
- Layers of peach, mango, and apricot
- Refined sweetness balanced by bright acidity
- Mineral tension and freshness
- Silky, elegant texture
Finish
- Long and harmonious
- Notes of honey, candied citrus, and stone fruit
- Excellent balance and aging potential
Falstaff praised its combination of ripe yellow fruit, fine acidity, minerality, and persistence, while James Suckling highlighted its harmony and classic Sauternes character.
Sommelier Presentation Note
2022 Château Clos Haut-Peyraguey, Sauternes
A Premier Cru Classé dessert wine offering aromas of honey, apricot, white peach, candied citrus, and tropical fruit. Rich and luxurious yet beautifully balanced, it delivers layers of ripe stone fruit, vibrant acidity, and refined sweetness, finishing long, elegant, and remarkably fresh.
Lisa Perrotti Brown 92 Points
Made from 95% Semillon and 5% Sauvignon Blanc, and with 130 g/L residual sugar, the 2022 Clos Haut-Peyraguey is pale to medium straw in color. It sails out of the glass with wonderfully pure lemon and lime juice scents, followed by suggestions of ripe apples, spice cake, and baking bread with a touch of clover honey. The palate has a real skip in its step, with bright, refreshing citrusy fruit and a lively backbone to offset the sweetness, finishing with lovely purity.
James Suckling 94 Points
Excellent harmony here from this Sauternes, showing nice touches of beeswax, white mushrooms and spices from the botrytis to the sweet lemons, dried pineapple and golden berries. Lightly waxy and unctuous, with fresh, medium acidity and enough substance to balance the sweetness. Medium-to full-bodied with a long finish. Drink or hold.
Wine Enthusiast 94 Points
93-95 Barrel sample. Candied fruits and orange zest are showing well in this textured wine, along with the core of botrytis. The contrasting acidity gives the necessary freshness and aging potential.
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider 95 Points
Pineapples, mango, vanilla, orange blossom, spice, and apricots work together to create the attention seeking perfume. On the palate, the wine is viscous, sweet, and intense. You find a wealth of honey-coated pineapples, apricots, mangos, marzipan, vanilla, and spice that are as creamy, and unctuous, as they are fresh, and vibrant. The wine blends 80% Semillon with 20% Sauvignon Blanc. Drink from 2025-2047. 94-96 Pts.
Winery Notes:
Vineyard de Clos Haut-Peyraguey, nestled at the highest point of the Bommes plateau in the Sauternes region, is at the heart of the Premiers Crus Classés in 1855. Opposite Château d'Yquem, this ancient barony has stood the test of time since its first harvest in 1618, benefiting from a unique terroir and climatic conditions, combined with ancestral know-how, enabling it to produce a symphony of excellence from its grapes, resulting in a prestigious golden wine unique : Sauternes de Clos Haut-Peyraguey.
With 12 hectares - 8 of them in a single block - near the Ciron, a tributary of the Garonne, the Clos Haut-Peyraguey vineyards are located between 50 and 80 meters above sea level on complex gravelly-sandy soils that are ideal for Semillon, the grape variety that reigns almost unchallenged at Vineyard du Clos, with a twentieth of Sauvignon.
In the vineyards, we use integrated farming methods. The vines are replaced by complantation, i.e. by replacing vines in the rows rather than by whole plots. Once the famous botrytis (or noble rot) has appeared on the bunches of grapes, harvesting is done by hand in several passes, to retain only the grapes with the highest concentration of sugar and aroma.
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