- 100% Cinsault
- Single vineyard that comes from a place called “Tinajacura” in the Guarilihue Alto area, planted in 1995
- Silty sandy with high iron oxidated granite soils, with some quartz
- Hand harvested
- Fermented with indigenous yeast in concrete tanks
- 100% whole cluster
- Aged in oak vat for 11 months
- The muscular “Monk” Cinsault pays homage to jazz musician Thelonious Monk by displaying a direct, strong, and complex wine in full force
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Chile
Region:
Bio Bio
Appellation:
Itata
Variety:
Cinsault
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | CL-PPF-12-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2025-03-27
"The 2022 Monk originates from dark red granite soils with high silt and iron content, contributing to its dark, introverted personality. Despite this brooding start, it slowly unfurls in the glass with anise, cardamom and hints of dark fruit, although fruits generally are not in the foreground of any wine in this roster. In the mouth, it offers the deepest and most muscular palate while maintaining a seamless, slender texture, concluding with a powdery, glacial finish of drying mineral intensity. Within the Parra roster, this is one wine I would recommend cellaring for an additional year or two."
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2024-02-28
"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."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2023-04-06
"The single-vineyard Cinsault 2021 Monk comes from a rented vineyard in Guarilihue-Tiajacura on silt and iron soils and was named after jazz musician Thelonius Monk, who Pedro Parra describes as complex and innovative. It fermented with 100% full clusters and matured in and oak vat for 11 months. The wine comes from red, tight soils, with lots of iron and small particles of quartz. It always has a deeper voice, and it's subtle and keeping the style of the Imaginador, quite Comando G (Las Umbr¡as, mentioned Parra), fine-boned with grainy tannins and good grip. It's floral and elegant, with some ethereal fragility. 1,712 bottles were filled in February 2022"
2021
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-03-22
"Beautiful reduction here with a hint of white sesame on top of the brambly fruit, full of raspberries and wild strawberries. Some bergamot and grapefruit citrus, too. Tangy and firm on the medium-bodied palate. Juicy and pristine, full of verve. The nervy, peppery, fruity finish is quite inviting. Chalky tannins in the forefront of the palate. An excellent, drinkable wine I,d return to for a second glass, and a third..."
2020
Vinous
Score
93
Date
2022-06-09
2019
Decanter
Score
96
Date
2022-09-16
2019
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
96
Date
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date