Clos Haut-Peyraguey 2018
First Grand Cru Classé in Sauternes in 1855
Clos Haut-Peyraguey is the smallest of the 1st Grands Crus Classés de Sauternes in 1855. Its surface area is 8.5 ha, all in one piece within an enclosure, on the northeast slope of the property, opposite Château d'Yquem. Peyraguey, whose name means hill or promontory, is an ancient barony acquired in the 18th century by the President of the Bordeaux Parliament. Monsieur Lafaurie acquired the estate during the French Revolution. In 1879, the estate was split in two: the higher lands at the top of the Bommes hill were named Clos Haut- Peyraguey. The Garbay-Pauly family owned the estate from 1914, until Bernard Magrez acquired the 1st Grand Cru Classé at the end of 2012.
Features
- Appellation : AOC Sauternes
- Density: 6,600 plants/ha
- Age of vines: 40 years
- Soil type: Gravelly-sandy soil on clay subsoil
- Grape varieties: 95% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon
- Assemblage : 97% Sémillon 3% Sauvignon
Tasting
Le nez est fruité, racé et offre de la complexité ainsi qu’une jolie fraicheur. On y retrouve des notes de coing, de citron cristallisé et plus légèrement de mirabelle confite associées à une touche de marmelade, de verveine, de fleurs ainsi qu’à de discrètes pointes de fruits à coque, de fruits exotiques, de massepain et d’épices. La bouche est fruitée, joliment fraiche, équilibrée et offre de la jutosité, une jolie définition, une jolie finesse, de l’élégance, une trame finement acidulée, de la gourmandise ainsi que de la tension. En bouche ce vin exprime des notes de citron confit, de coing et plus légèrement de pomme confite associées à de fines touches de mirabelle confite, de massepain, de confiture d’abricot/de miel ainsi qu’à de très discrètes pointes de muscade et d’épices. Bonne longueur et très belle persistance en bouche.
Food & wine pairing
- Foie gras
- Blue cheese
- Desserts
- Exotic dishes
- Poultry
Conservation
10-30 years
Ratings & Awards
- 95/100
Gault et Millau
- 94/100
Christer Byklum
Winegrowing singularities
Wine Singularities
Climate
- Sustainable viticulture
- Mechanical tillage, with grass cover on some plots
- Traditional manual work (de-budding, lifting, leaf thinning)
- Hand-harvested in 3 successive selections
- Slight temperature-controlled settling before fermentation in new or one-wine barrels, depending on tasting.
- Regular filling
- Winter: mild and humid
- Spring: dry and temperate
- Summer: dry and hot
Our know-how
Expertise unique aimed at excellence
Our actions in favor of the environment
For a more sustainable future of wine, we preserve the terroirs of our Vineyards.