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Cuvée Raphaël is the flagship wine of Parenchère.
It bears the name of Raphaël GAZANIOL, who renovated the Parenchère estate in 1958.
It is produced from a selection of the finest plots of the estate, from vines that are more than 40 years old on average.
The yields from the vines selected for this wine are particularly small: around 40 Hl per hectare.
It is usually a blend of :
60% Merlot
This assemblage can, however, vary from vintage to vintage depending on the success of a particular grape variety.
Ageing : This wine is aged exclusively in barrels made of oak from the Forest of Tronçais, 25% of which are new on average depending on the vintage.
It is aged for 12 months on fine lees, without racking or exposure to air. However, we use the (“micro-oxygenation”) technique, sending fine bubbles through the barrels.
In this way, the wine’s fruit and elegance are perfectly preserved.
Characteristics : Our Cuvée Raphaël is always a very dense, very concentrated wine with elegant tannins that stand out, but are mellow and smooth. They are elegantly woody, but not excessively to leave plenty of room for the fruit.
Ideal drinking period : from 4 to 10 years
