Château de Parenchère - Bordeaux blanc 2021
15/20
Bettane & Desseauve
89/100
James Suckling
Médaille d'Or
Gilbert & Gaillard
Médaille de bronze
Decanter
A wine that is 100% pleasure! A white wine with intense aromas of white fruits and citrus, combining freshness and roundness on the palate. Thanks to this balance, it is the perfect accompaniment to fish and seafood.
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Eye
Pale color with straw highlights
Nose
With citrus aromas blended with scents of white fruits and jasmine
Mouth
Lively with lovely acidity, round and full-bodied
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairings
Ideal with seafood, grilled fish, poultry, etc.
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 15/20 (2020 vintage) (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2021 guide) 1*Star (A serious production, recommendable, in line with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
Purchased in 1958 by Raphaël Gazaniol, originally from Morocco, the estate currently covers 180 hectares, 70 of which are planted with vines on the best-exposed plots. Thirty-two different plots are vinified separately and are used either for the already high-quality base wine or for the famous Cuvée Raphaël, a striking demonstration that a simple Bordeaux appellation can produce magnificent wines, or even the Cuvée Esprit, produced only when the vintage is suitable, based mainly on Cabernet aged for 14 months in new barrels. The production is completed by white Bordeaux and Bordeaux clairet. These are wines of character, balanced and charming. A consistent range with unfailing regularity.
Decanter
Wine rated Bronze Medal (2020 vintage)
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by 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, and a vast vineyard (67 hectares) producing wines of consistent quality. Raphaël Gazaniol, a winegrower who had returned from Morocco, acquired it in 1958, then passed it on to his son Jean and granddaughter Julia. In 2005, a Swedish wine lover, Mr. Landin, who also owns a vineyard in Montalcino in Tuscany, bought the estate.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
1*Star rating (Serious 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 60 hectares or so, planted with red grape varieties, give pride of place to Merlot (50%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (40%)—the latter on the best-exposed plots—supported by Cabernet Franc. Planting densities are gradually being increased to over 5,000 vines per hectare. A white wine has been added to the range for the last few vintages.
Wine Enthusiast
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
Gilbert & Gaillard
Wine awarded Gold Medal (2020 vintage)
James Suckling
Wine rated 89/100 (2020 vintage)
Customer rating
3.3/5
based on 3 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. PATRICK E. Published on 07/28/2023
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