Château de Parenchère - Clairet 2012
14,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
Notes: Bettane & Desseauve 14.5/20
“Charming, this well-balanced clairet offers expressive and very pure fruit, hints of stone fruit, and a full-bodied, round, long, and lively palate. ” (The Bettane & Desseauve Guide to French Wines 2014). A fresh rosé that is much denser than a classic rosé, with plenty of body and roundness, and a very long, sustained finish...
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Eye
A very intense pinkish color
Nose
The aromas of red berries (strawberry, raspberry, cherry) are very intense
Palate
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
30 minutes 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 high-quality, recommendable wine that lives up to expectations for its appellation(s))
About the wine:
This charming, well-balanced clairet offers expressive, very pure fruit, hints of stone fruit, and a full-bodied, round, long, and lively palate.
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. Thus, 32 different plots are vinified separately and are 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, 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. A cohesive range of unwavering consistency.
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 château in the Périgord style, 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, then 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.
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 are gradually being increased to over 5,000 vines per hectare. A white wine has been part of the range for the past 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 comment by Ms. NATHALIE F. Posted on March 26, 2015
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Review by Mr. JEAN PHILIPPE L. Published on March 13, 2015
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Review and opinion by Mr. BERTRAND B. Published on November 28, 2014
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