Pedro Parra Miles Itata Valley Cinsault 2021

Pedro Parra Miles Itata Valley Cinsault

Region: Itata Valley, Southern Region, Chile

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: Cinsault

ABV: 13%

Named after the American musician Miles Davis, this wine is a perfect example of balance and control. Open 10-20 minutes before drinking, this wine is a true expression of the minerality of the terroir.

Grapes were grown on a plot composing of only 0.3 hectares, planted in the Guarilihue region of Itata, only 200 metres away from the plot used to produce `Newk`. The soil here is full of iron, sand and silt, and is a dark red in colour. Proximity to the ocean means this site is particularly windy, meaning there is little to no disease pressure.

Pedro Parra is a renowned soil and vineyard mapping expert with a Masters and PhD in Precision Agriculture and Terroir from the Institut Agronomique National in Paris. As a consultant to many well-known wineries in the Americas and Europe, he has spent much of the past 18 years discovering new sites, digging ‘calicatas’ (pits for soil analysis) and transforming how wineries manage their vineyards. In 2013, assisted by consultant winemaker, long-term friend and business partner Alberto Antonini, Pedro released Chilean wines under his own, eponymous label. His vision is simple: to make pure wines from old bush vines in Itata, grown on granitic soils, and help the local “brave vignerons” who protected the land and vines for centuries.

https://www.pparra.com