- 100% Cinsault
- This small vineyard is one of the oldest Cinsault vineyards in Guarilihue Alto, planted in 1942, .64HA
- Rocky granitic soils with silt, quartz and less sand
- Hand harvested
- Fermented with indigenous yeast in concrete tanks
- 100% whole cluster
- Aged in concrete vat for 11 months
- “Hub” is named after the jazz trumpet player, Freddie Hubbarb, whose intensity is mirrored in the strong grip and tension found in the “Hub” Cinsault
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Chile
Region:
Bio Bio
Appellation:
Itata
Variety:
Cinsault
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | CL-PPF-10-22 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2025-03-27
"The 2022 Hub comes from 40-year-old vines in a high-elevation plot in Guarilihue, located on shallow red granite soils containing a balanced proportion of iron and sand. It opens with a deep, transparent perfume that continually generates additional lift and dimension the longer it remains in the glass. The palate is the quintessence of ethereal, featuring a racy, floating texture that gently grips before fully releasing into a mineral-drenched, layered, refined finish that endlessly regenerates chalky intensity. The purity and power held in the structure of this wine are captivating, and there is no need to cellar it further—although I do not doubt it will develop beautifully over the coming decade."
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2024-02-28
"Arresting floral aromas of pepper funk with watermelon, pomegranates and rose hips. Crushed flowers, too. Delicate and fragile with subtle reduction that makes it even more seductive and provocative. Ethereal and tense at the same time on the palate, showing very little heft. Chalky, firm tannins grip the finish, giving a dusty feel to the fruit. Super delicious now, but better in one or two more years."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2023-04-06
"The 2021 Hub, named after jazz trumpet player Freddie Hubbard because the wine comes from a higher and rockier place in the village of Guarilihue and Parra considers Hubbard the most audacious of the trumpet players. The dry-farmed vines were planted 40 years ago in the higher part of Guarilihue on rocky granite soils with lots of silt and quartz and less sand. It fermented in concrete tanks with 100% full clusters (that amount has been increased in the last few years) and indigenous yeasts, then the wine matured in concrete vat for 11 months. It has a developed orangish color and developed nose, which is as reminiscent of Rayas as any other wine I have tried in my life, with cherries in liqueur and brick dust, expressive and open, with some herbal, minty, almost eucalyptus-like notes. The palate is austere, pure sand and rocks, pure grip, bone with no meat. This wine is only bones, and the only trumpet player with no meat and only bones was Hubbard. For geeky stony wine people... Awesome! 2,664 bottles were filled in February 2022. He purchased this vineyard in 2021, so he manages it 100% his way."
2021
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2023-03-20
"Fresh watermelon, strawberries, grapefruit, crushed pomegranate and some fresh, red flowers. Zesty grapefruit, elegant in style, with very firm, chalky tannins that are nicely integrated on the tangy and minerally attractive palate. A delicious and seductive cinsault. Can hold, but this is irresistible now."
2020
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2022-06-09
2019
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
96
Date
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date