Description
Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge is a traditional Chateau de Parenchère blend that is fleshy, with a very deeply coloured robe. Characterised with a good balance between fruit and tannin, it displays distinct red fruit aromas with a long, sustained finish.
A traditional wine, Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge is a blended wine produced using 20-year-old vines.
The blend is approximately comprised of the following and is dependent on the vintage:
- Merlot – offers suppleness, fruitiness, and roundness
- Cabernet Sauvignon – offers structure and tannic density
- Cabernet Franc – offers aromatic finesse
- Malbec – offers colour and spicy character
Ideal drinking period:
This Cuvee is excellent in its first year of bottling, improving between four and seven, and even ten years for the best vintages.
Pairing:
Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge is ideal with rich dishes including red meat (roasted, barbequed and gilled), offal, cheese-based sauces.
Reviews:
Concours Gilbert & Gaillard 2022 : Gold Medal for Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge 2020
James Suckling, December 2022 – USA: Château de Parenchère Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge 2020 : 91/100
“Notes of plums and blackberries with coffee, walnuts, dark spices and violets. Juicy and blue-fruited palate
with medium body and firm tannins. Toned and textured, with a chewy finish. 100% merlot. Try after 2024.”
Guide Hachette des Vins 2023 – France: Château de Parenchère – Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge 2019
“In a supple and elegant style, this wine happily counteracts overpowering cuvées. The fresh attack, the beautiful development on the palate, with delicate flavors of dried and black fruits, form a refined wine that will be paired ideally with white meat.”
2019 vintage – James Suckling, January 2022 – USA: Château de Parenchère 2019: 90/100
“A soft and delicious 2019 Bordeaux for now, with berry, light chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. Savory and pleasantly fruity finish. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc. Drink or hold.”
2019 vintage – The Wine Enthusiast, February 2022 – USA: Château de Parenchère 2019: 88 points
“This vineyard is in the far east of Bordeaux. The wine is richly textured while also balanced. Black fruits and acidity control the density and dark concentration.”
2019 vintage – Decanter World Wine Awards 2022: Bronze Medal – 88 points
“Restrained aromas of chocolate-covered plums, cinnamon and vanilla. Rich and full-bodied with ripe intense tannins.”
2018 vintage – The Wine Enthusiast, February 2020 – USA – 90 points.
“This rich wine has a good balance between ripe blackberry fruits and acidity. Tannins are very present and need to soften before this potentially fine wine is ready.”
2018 vintage – The Wine Spectator, January 2020 – USA ‘8 Exciting Bordeaux Values Up to 90 points’. Impressive reds for $25 or less: CHÂTEAU DE PARENCHÈRE Bordeaux Supérieur – 88 points
“Black cherry and black currant fruit is lined with light cedar and iron hints before a plum skin edge emerges on the finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.”
2019 vintage – 90 points (out of 100)
James Suckling
“A soft and delicious 2019 Bordeaux for now, with berry, light chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. A savoury and pleasantly fruity finish. 85% merlot and 15& cabernet franc. Drink or hold.”
2018 vintage – James Suckling, April 2019: 91 points
“A firm and silky red with a pretty core of fruit and ripe tannins. Medium body. Nicely done for this appellation.”
2017 vintage
“Inky, dark purple core. Pure and modern nose with fine oak, butterscotch, dark ripe berries and cassis. Dense palate, packed with freshly crushed berry fruit, youthful texture but ripe tannin, refreshing and long finish, nice drinkability.”
2017 vintage
“This ripe wine offers plenty of black-currant fruits and juicy acidity. Its structure is already integrated with the fruitiness, giving a balanced wine that has a good future as it matures. Drink from 2021.”
Editors’ Choice. –R.V.
Awards:
2019 vintage – Silver Medal Concours de Bordeaux 2021
2018 vintage – Silver Medal Indian Wine Award 2022
2018 vintage – “Classic cedar, black fruit and mint nose, palate of firm tannins, bell pepper and clean acidity.”
Decanter – 2021 Bronze World Wine Award winner
2018 vintage – Gold Medal by Concours de Bordeaux 2021
2018 vintage – Silver Medal by Concours Gilbert & Gaillard in 2020
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