Description
Esprit de Parenchère Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge is a highly concentrated yet very elegant wine. It is powerful but with finesse and offers exceptionally long ageing potential.
Esprit de Parenchère is the Château’s exceptional cuvée, embodying the quintessence of Chateau’s terroir.
It is produced from the two best plots of the estate with extremely low yields.
The blend is composed predominantly of Cabernet Sauvignon, a grape which gives the most structure and an excellent aptitude for ageing.
Grape varieties:
- Cabernet Sauvignon (majority) – offers structure and tannic density
- Merlot – offers suppleness, fruitiness, and roundness
Ageing:
It is aged in French oak barrels exclusively for 12 months on fine lees, without racking and micro-oxygenation.
Ideal drinking period:
It is ideal after eight to fifteen years (it can be kept longer in adequate conditions).
Pairing:
The Esprit de Parenchère Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge is ideal with game, beef, and poultry.
Awards:
2018 vintage – Decanter – 2021 Silver World Wine Award winner
“Pretty nose of cassis, cedar and black cherry aromatics, bramble, plum and graceful fine tannins to the palate.”
2018 vintage – 2021 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles – Silver Medal
Reviews:
“The 2016 Esprit de Parenchère is amazing! There’s a beautiful balance between nuance and power, an exquisite integration between fruit, alcohol, and wood. Just perfect.”
Jake S Watkins, ex-Michelin Star restaurateur from Petersfield. He has followed Parenchère wines for over 25 years.
2020 vintage – Elected ‘Incroyable’ – Selection Bordeaux Supérieurs 2022
Elected as one of the Top 6 wines from Bordeaux Supérieurs by the Syndicat (850 producers in competition).
2020 vintage – Decanter Magazine, December 2022 – UK: Esprit de Parenchère – Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge 2020: 90 points.
“Pleasing blend of chocolate, cassis leaf and tobacco. The palate showcases plum liqueur and blackberry with more tobacco aspects. A lovely wine! And one more for importers to obtain. HVE certified.”
James Suckling, December 2022 – USA: Esprit de Parenchère – Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge 2020: 91 points
“Notes of dark spiced plums, sweet spices, mocha and black earth. Medium- to full-bodied with creamy, mellow blue-fruited character. Firm and chalky with a flavorful, slightly chewy finish. 60% cabernetsauvignon and 40% merlot. Try after 2024.”
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