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Château de Parenchère - L'Équilibriste 2020
Château de Parenchère - L'Équilibriste 2020

Château de Parenchère - L'Équilibriste 2020

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Prix Plaisir

Bettane & Desseauve

Médaille d'Or

Terre de Vins

Cabernet Franc
crunchy
no added sulfur
“Having been in the process of converting to organic farming since 2021, this Bordeaux estate—well-known among wine enthusiasts—is returning to the forefront with a range of new vintages. Take, for example, this sulfur-free wine, which is technically flawless. A beautiful Cabernet Franc shines through with brilliance and candor.” (The Bettane & Desseauve Wine Guide)

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Estate

Château de Parenchère

Vintage

L'Équilibriste

Vintage

2020

Designation

Bordeaux

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

60% Cabernet Franc - 40% Merlot

Regions

Clay-limestone soils, with 20% of the vineyard facing north/east; the remainder is planted on a gently sloping ridge that allows for good drainage

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

At optimal maturity

Wine Production

Maceration in concrete tanks with carbon dioxide inerting. Alcoholic fermentation begins quickly. Until halfway through fermentation, the wine is pumped over twice daily to extract primarily color and aromas. Thereafter, only a light pumping-over is performed once a day to limit tannin extraction. The wine is racked as soon as sugar fermentation is complete. After malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked twice before undergoing a light fining. Since no sulfites are added, these operations are carried out with extreme care to prevent excessive oxygenation and the growth of microorganisms that could adversely affect the wine’s organoleptic qualities.

Livestock Farming

Aged in cement tanks for 18 months

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

A beautiful, intense, deep purplish-red color

Nose

It reveals intense aromas of dark berries (blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry) and notes of peony and violet, all set against a very subtle licorice backdrop

Palate

The initial impression is well-rounded, with flavors of crisp, juicy fruit. Mineral and floral aromas carry the tasting forward on a subtle, silky tannic framework. Thus, the wine reveals a balance between fruit and structure, between softness and liveliness, between finesse and intensity…

Serve

At 16-17°C

Apogee

2021-2023

Drink before

2024

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with red meat, game, sautéed mushrooms, cheese...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated wine (2021 guide) Prix Plaisir (Prix Plaisir)

Rated estate (2021 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the wine:

Having been in the process of converting to organic farming since 2021, this Bordeaux estate—well-known among wine enthusiasts—is back in the spotlight with a range of new vintages. Take, for example, this sulfur-free wine, which is technically flawless. A beautiful Cabernet Franc shines through with brilliance and candor.

About the estate:

Purchased in 1958 by Raphaël Gazaniol, a native of Morocco, the estate currently spans 180 hectares, 70 of which are planted with vines on the best-exposed plots. As a result, 32 different plots are vinified separately and selected either for the base wine—already of high quality—or for the famous “Cuvée Raphaël,” a striking demonstration that a simple Bordeaux appellation can produce magnificent wines, or for the “Cuvée Esprit,” produced only when the vintage warrants it and made primarily from Cabernet aged for 14 months in new oak barrels. The production is rounded out by white Bordeaux and Bordeaux clairet. These are wines of character—balanced and charming—forming a cohesive range of unwavering consistency.
Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2021 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

On the border between the Gironde and Dordogne departments stands a Périgord-style château, built in 1570 by Pierre de Parenchère, governor of the Sainte-Foy-la-Grande region, along with a vast vineyard (67 hectares of vines) that consistently produces high-quality wine. Raphaël Gazaniol, a winemaker who had returned from Morocco, acquired it in 1958 and later passed it on to his son Jean and his granddaughter Julia. In 2005, a Swedish wine enthusiast, Mr. Landin—who also owned a vineyard in Montalcino, Tuscany—purchased the estate.
Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Estate rated 1*Star (High-Quality Production)

About the estate:

Located not far from Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, in the far east of the Bordeaux region, the Château de Parenchère vineyard benefits from a clay-limestone terroir with a very high clay content. The approximately sixty hectares, planted with red grape varieties, are dominated by Merlot (50%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (40%)—the latter on the best-exposed plots—supplemented by Cabernet Franc. Planting densities have gradually been increased to over 5,000 vines per hectare. A white wine has rounded out the lineup for the past few vintages.
Wine Enthusiast

Wine Enthusiast

Rated Estate (2020 Guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Land of Wines

Terre de Vins

Wine rated (2021 guide) Gold Medal

About the wine:

Because a wine's quality doesn't depend on its price, every week we feature a wine priced at less than 10 euros that we've been particularly impressed with.

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