Château de Parenchère - Clairet 2012
14,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
Notes: Bettane & Desseauve 14.5/20
"This charming, well-balanced clairet offers expressive, very pure fruit, hints of stone fruit, and a full, round, long, and lively palate. " (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France 2014). A fresh rosé that is much denser than a classic rosé, with plenty of body and roundness, and a very long and sustained finish...
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Eye
Very intense pink color
Nose
The aromas of red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, cherry) are very intense.
Mouth
A fresh rosé that is much denser than a classic rosé, with plenty of body and roundness, and a very long, sustained finish.
Serve
at 12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2015
Production
82,000 bottles
Food and wine pairings
Grâce à sa richesse, ce vin accompagnera parfaitement les cuisines méditerranéennes et asiatiques.<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2014 guide) 14,5/20 (Good wine)
Rated estate (2021 guide) 1*Star (A serious production, recommendable, in line with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About wine:
Charming, this well-balanced clairet offers expressive and very pure fruit, hints of stone fruit, and a full, round, long, and lively palate.
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.
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)
Customer rating
3/5
based on 3 reviews
Review and opinion by Ms. NATHALIE F. Published on 03/26/2015
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Review and opinion by Mr. JEAN PHILIPPE L. Published on March 13, 2015
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Note and opinion by Mr. BERTRAND B. Published on 11/28/2014
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