- 91 points -
February 2024 (Vintage 2022)Camphor, menthol, red berries and grapefruit with smoky mezcal character. Elegant, with light red berries and some dusty, rustic tannins on the palate.
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PEDRO PARRA Y FAMILIA
Vinista
2022
- Organic
Product code
897335
Format
12 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)
Pais
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
Aging vessel type
Concrete and large oak casks
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
Pais blend from 4 terroirs mostly from the area of Nipas (where the winery is located) where you'll find black silty sandy basalt (like Etna) and silty clay granite. Around 12,000 bottles per year are made.
Production notes
Hand harvested. Sourced from dry-farmed different vineyards: 2 granitic vineyards in the area of Guarilihue Alto and 2 black silty basalt vineyards in Ñipas. 60% whole cluster fermentation with indigenous yeast in open oak and steel tanks. Aged in concrete and large oak casks for 1 year.
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