In 1958, Château de Parenchère became the property of Mr Raphaël Gazaniol on his return from North Africa where his family had already been making wine for two generations. He enlarged the estate from 90 to 153 hectares in one piece, and replanted almost the entire vineyard which had been decimated by the frost in 1956.
With his son Jean, they decided to take up a challenge: to make Château de Parenchère a true Grand Vin de Bordeaux, able to demonstrate that great wines can come from more modestly recognized appellations.
The estate’s reputation soon surpassed the borders and Parenchère wines were exported to more than thirty countries around the world.
