The 2018 Clos Haut-Peyraguey is rich, ample and inviting, while retaining an easygoing personality. Apricot jam, orange confit, mint and pineapple all flesh out in the glass. The 2018 is effortless and gracious, with lovely textural depth, but a bit less of the flamboyant style and size than is often found here. Even so, Clos Haut-Peyraguey is one of the most convincing wines of the vintage. It is another terrific wine in Bernard Magrez's impressive portfolio this year. The blend is 97% Sémillon and 3% Sauvignon Blanc.

The 2018 Clos Haut-Peyraguey feels a little closed on the nose compared to its peers, notes of beeswax and yellow flowers eventually emerging. The palate is much better with a touch of spice on the entry, layers of viscous, honeyed fruit tinged with marmalade and quince towards the finish. Very pure and very fine.

Pale to medium lemon-gold colored, the 2018 Clos Haut-Peyraguey offers up bold, expressive notes of orange peel, lemon meringue pie, candied ginger and lime blossoms with hints of nutmeg and almond croissant. The palate has a toasty/savoriness to complement all that vibrant fruit, along with a silken texture and subtly nutty finish.

97% Sémillon, 3% Sauvignon Blanc, yield 13 hl/ha. 40% new oak. RS 137 g/l, TA 3.6 g/l, pH 3.85. Barrel sample. Relatively deeply coloured but not very expressive on the nose. More almond paste and creamy oak than fruit, though much more intense fruit on the palate, apricot and bitter orange giving an intensity and freshness on the longer finish. (JH)

Deep gold. Light nose and just sweet and bumptious but really pretty simple. (JR)