Monk 2022

PEDRO PARRA Y FAMILIA

Monk
2022

  • Organic
Product code
897338
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Open
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Country
Chile
Regulated designation
Denominación de Origen
Region
South Region
Appellation
Itata Valley
Varietal(s)
Cinsault 100 %
Alcohol percentage
13.5%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

Pedro Parra considers himself a lucky man, a very lucky man. He holds a PhD in terroir from the Paris Center of Agriculture and has been a consultant for some of the top wine companies in the world such as Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair in Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Roulot in Meursault, Argiano in Brunello and Marco Morengo in Barolo. After 15 years of travelling around the world he decided it was time to make wines that he likes to drink and to create a legacy for his family. He wanted to make...

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Product notes

Cinsault single vineyard from the area of Tinajacura, in Guarilihue Alto. The vineyard was planted in 1995 with 0.82 ha. The vineyard is located on the upper part of the hill, very red terroir, decomposed, silty Granite with low amounts of Quartz pebbles. The vineyard is organic (non certified). Around 2500 bottles per year are made.

Press reviews

James Suckling

- 94 points -

February 2024 (Vintage 2022)

Rose hips with a touch of white pepper to the racy red berries and dried watermelon on the nose. Firm and bright on the palate with nicely chewy tannins and bone-dry fruit that cleanses the palate. Better in one more year.

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