Pedro Parra is a PhD in dirt. He spends a great deal of his day down a giant trench (called a calicata) studying the sub-soils of different wine regions around the world. “Top soil is unimportant” he says. “Without the rocks and stones underneath, there is no terroir”. His single vineyard ‘Monk’ (named after one of his favourite jazz musicians) is100% Cinsault from ferrous granite soils in Itata. Fragrant, with rose, sage and bloody notes over clear, woody aromas. Rough on the palate with voluminous tannins, it offers just the right amount of freshness and hints of red fruit.
94 POINTS, TIM ATKIN
Named after the pianist Thelonius Monk, this is Pedro Parra’s most perfumed expression of Guarilihue Cinsault, sourced from his deepest granite-based soils with high iron content. Focused and refined, it has haunting tar, fresh blood and rose petal aromas with engaging underlying freshness, some Christmas spices and a core of chiselled savoury red berry fruit. 2025-32
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