Pedro Parra Vinista 2020

Pais from Chile
  • 92 Robert
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  • 91 Vinous
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Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2020

Size
750ML

ABV
13%

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Winemaker Notes

100% País. Dry farmed, 100 year old vines grown on basalt and granitic soils in the Ñipas and Guarilihue sub-zones.

Professional Ratings

  • 92
    The pure País 2020 Vinista was produced with grapes from three ancient vineyards, two with volcanic soils in Ñipas and a third one on red granite from Guarilihue. The grapes fermented with their natural yeasts with 100% full clusters, and the wine matured in oak and concrete vats for 10 months. Despite the warm year and a reduction of 50% in the yields, the wine is fluid and elegant and has 13% alcohol. This is more volcanic, from a basalt soil like the one from Etna, and the wine shows it; and in terms of ripeness, he harvested early; and in the zone, the País never reaches 14% alcohol, so this 13% is the highest you're going to see. This is fruit-driven and elegant, and in a way, it reminded me of the Santa Cruz de Coya from Roberto Enríquez, with a faint touch of ash. This is superb.
  • 91

    The 2020 País Vinista was fermented in concrete, 60% with stalks and one-third aged in. Garnet red in color. The bold nose presents intense aromas of pomegranate and sour cherry, while the flow is compact with vivid flavor and hint of stalk at the back of the mouth. A reductive wine.

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Planted as the first vitis vinifera wine grape in the U.S., País has a long significant history in the Americas. Originally from Spain, where the grape is known as Listán Prieto, it was brought by Spanish colonists to Mexico in 1540 and, later, during the late 1700s, to Mission San Diego in California where it would take on another new name, Mission. Propagated for its use as a sacramental wine, Mission remained important in California until the spread of phylloxera in the 1880s. Somm Secret—In Chile it is called Pais. In Argentina, Pais is known as Criolla Chica.

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Dramatic geographic and climatic changes from west to east make Chile an exciting frontier for wines of all styles. Chile’s entire western border is Pacific coastline, its center is composed of warm valleys and on its eastern border, are the soaring Andes Mountains.

Chile’s central valleys, sheltered by the costal ranges, and in some parts climbing the eastern slopes of the Andes, remain relatively warm and dry. The conditions are ideal for producing concentrated, full-bodied, aromatic reds rich in black and red fruits. The eponymous Aconcagua Valley—hot and dry—is home to intense red wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot.

The Maipo, Rapel, Curicó and Maule Valleys specialize in Cabernet and Bordeaux Blends as well as Carmenère, Chile’s unofficial signature grape.

Chilly breezes from the Antarctic Humboldt Current allow the coastal regions of Casablanca Valley and San Antonio Valley to focus on the cool climate loving varieties, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.

Chile’s Coquimbo region in the far north, containing the Elqui and Limari Valleys, historically focused solely on Pisco production. But here the minimal rainfall, intense sunlight and chilly ocean breezes allow success with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The up-and-coming southern regions of Bio Bio and Itata in the south make excellent Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

Spanish settlers, Juan Jufre and Diego Garcia de Cáceres, most likely brought Vitis vinifera (Europe’s wine producing vine species) to the Central Valley of Chile sometime in the 1550s. One fun fact about Chile is that its natural geographical borders have allowed it to avoid phylloxera and as a result, vines are often planted on their own rootstock rather than grafted.

SRKCLPPF0320_2020 Item# 1024747

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