| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Sauternes and Barsac |
| Colour | Sweet White |
| Type | Still |
Tasted single blind against its peers. The Clos Haut Peyraguey has a very fragrant, floral bouquet with a "patisserie" element: touches of lemon meringue, apricot and walnut. The palate is very well-balanced, quite taut and spicy on the entry, not quite as "flowing" as other 2007 Sauternes but very zesty and tensile. This is an excellent Sauternes that will need time to harmonize, but all the constituent parts are here.
Impressive finish on this wine, which shows a spicy, sweet-and-sour, tropical fruit character on both nose and palate. Full-bodied, thick and racy. Lots going on
Mid gold. Developed, cheesy nose. Very, very sweet. Amazingly so. Some miracle has been performed here. Very round and charming but very long too. This wine was difficult to spit! Punchy, big impact, quite neat. Certainly concentrated. Still quite chewy on the finish
There have been great improvements here over several years. This year the emphasis is on fresh, elegant, pure fruit with less weight than some leading wines. The flavour is beautifully zesty and fresh with good concentration. 4 stars.
The Clos Haut Peyraguey 2007 has an expressive nose with notes of clear honey, apricot, fig and a touch of walnut: very well defined and natural. The palate is quite racy and spicy with ginger inflecting the mandarin, pear, marmalade and apricot fruit. It displays superb weight and persistency towards the finish with just a faint tang of ginger lingering on the aftertaste. Excellent. Drink now-2025.
The nose is still a little muffled at the moment (as evident by the separate tries tasted from barrel.) Remaining rather yeasty and closed. Apple, a touch of honey, perhaps a little earthy at this stage. The palate is more cohesive with notes of marmalade, dried lychee, a touch of peach and orange zest. The finish is a little disjointed - certainly more towards the marmalade end of the tasting spectrum rather than peach or honey. Good acidity, full of vigour on the finish. All the components here to make a great Clos Haut-Peyraguey. Drink 2010-2025. Tasted April 2008
