Clos Haut Peyraguey 2025
Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé
Bordeaux, France
Regular price£160.00
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Arriving: Mid 2028
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| Style: Sweet | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: % | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: No | Drink from: 2028 |
| Biodynamic: No | Drink to: 2055 |
| Grapes: 70% Sémillon, 30% Sauvignon Blanc | |
Critic scores
93-95 NM, 93-96 AG, 93-94 JS, 94 JA, 95 DC
Critic reviews
"The 2025 Clos Haut-Peyraguey was picked in three passes between 19 September and 7 October with 140 g/l residual sugar. This is quite pure and delineated on the nose with vanilla pod, acacia honey, French patisserie and light almond scents. The palate is well balanced with a viscous entry. The acidity here is very well judged, the pure botrytis coming through and shaping the very focused finish. Maybe not the most complex Sauternes that I tasted in what was a fecund vintage, but one of the finest Clos Haut-Peyraguey I have tasted at this early juncture."
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Clos Haut-Peyraguey is a very delicate, nuanced wine. Hints of passion fruit, crème brûlée, mint, chamomile, floral-infused honey and orange confit fill out the layers. Soft contours add to the wine's total feeling of finesse, shaping the regal mid-palate and finish."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Lots of botrytis character. Ample, unctuous and decadent, with medium acidity and a richly expressive, almost excessive palate underpinned by a subtle stony texture. "
James Suckling, April 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Clean, sappy, Chinese pear, frangipane, grilled pineapple, spiced grilled peaches with cumin seeds and jasmine blossom, great quality. 33% new oak. Harvest September 19 to October 7. Yield 14 hl/ha, three passes made through the vineyards, 140g/l of residual sugar, with a 3.2ph."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Gorgeous aromas of orange, clementine and grapefruit with orange blossom, honey, straw and salted caramel vanilla. Juicy and so lively, lifted and almost sharp which perfectly counters the sugary mid-palate with buttery popcorn, butterscotch, pineapple and apricot fruit. I love the mineral, flinty finish. Sharp, bright, tangy and rich but ends clean and focused with impressive attention to detail and such focused purity on show. 140g/l residual sugar (one of the lowest in the appellation this year). A yield of 14hl/ha on 6ha. Ageing 90% in barrels (1/3 new) and 10% in others. "
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com
Neal Martin, May 2026, Vinous.com
"The 2025 Clos Haut-Peyraguey is a very delicate, nuanced wine. Hints of passion fruit, crème brûlée, mint, chamomile, floral-infused honey and orange confit fill out the layers. Soft contours add to the wine's total feeling of finesse, shaping the regal mid-palate and finish."
Antonio Galloni, April 2026, Vinous.com
"Lots of botrytis character. Ample, unctuous and decadent, with medium acidity and a richly expressive, almost excessive palate underpinned by a subtle stony texture. "
James Suckling, April 2026, JamesSuckling.com
"Clean, sappy, Chinese pear, frangipane, grilled pineapple, spiced grilled peaches with cumin seeds and jasmine blossom, great quality. 33% new oak. Harvest September 19 to October 7. Yield 14 hl/ha, three passes made through the vineyards, 140g/l of residual sugar, with a 3.2ph."
Jane Anson, April 2026, JaneAnson.com
"Gorgeous aromas of orange, clementine and grapefruit with orange blossom, honey, straw and salted caramel vanilla. Juicy and so lively, lifted and almost sharp which perfectly counters the sugary mid-palate with buttery popcorn, butterscotch, pineapple and apricot fruit. I love the mineral, flinty finish. Sharp, bright, tangy and rich but ends clean and focused with impressive attention to detail and such focused purity on show. 140g/l residual sugar (one of the lowest in the appellation this year). A yield of 14hl/ha on 6ha. Ageing 90% in barrels (1/3 new) and 10% in others. "
Georgina Hindle, April 2026, Decanter.com