- 100% Cinsault
- Sourced from 4 granite vineyards in Guarilihue Alto
- Hand harvested
- 100% whole cluster fermentation with indigenous yeast in oak tanks at low temperatures for 15 days
- 12 days of maceration
- Aged for 1 year in concrete and large oak casks
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
Chile
Region:
Bio Bio
Appellation:
Itata
Variety:
Cinsault
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | CL-PPF-02-22 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2025-03-27
"The 2022 Imaginador collects the fruit that doesn't go into the five single-vineyard bottlings and presents them with the clarity and precision many producers strive for in their top cuvées. It leads with a spice-driven nose, adding flourishes of dried flowers and smoke with time. The palate embodies the weightlessly saturated profile that defines the entire portfolio, concluding with ultra-refined tannins and stony persistence. This is a superb introduction to a world-class set of wines."
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2024-02-28
"Reductive notes of racy bramble berries, pomegranates, rose hips and white pepper funk. Nice fruit on the palate, but kept nicely bone-dry, with tense, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Very slightly metallic. 100% whole clusters fermented in open steel tanks, 60% to 80% aged in foudres. 20,000 bottles made. Delicious now."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2023-04-06
"The 2021 Imaginador was produced with Cinsault from five vineyards on granite soils in Guarilihue. It fermented with 100% full clusters and indigenous yeasts at low temperatures for 15 days, with 12 days of maceration, and matured in oak and concrete vats for 11 months. The first thing that came to my mind when I put my nose in the glass was Bruja de Rozas!, the entry-level wine from Comando G! It's a blend of the leftovers from the other Cinsault wines, perfumed, floral, aromatic, expressive, where Parra looks for finesse (and he got it!). They are all pale, there's no extraction, no pigeage, no remontage, only the cap gets wet, and the result is stunning. The palate is light to medium-bodied, the tannins are super fine and the wine is ethereal, elegant, tasty and long, clean and pure. 18,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2022."
2021
James Suckling
Score
93
Date
2023-04-05
"A delicious and tangy cinsault full of wild raspberries, strawberries, flowers and a white sesame note. Chalky tannins are fully dissolved on the ethereal, medium-bodied palate with a nimble, peppery finish. Full of energy, finesse and drinkability here. Enjoy now. 100% whole clusters."
2021
VinePair
Score
92
Date
2024-11-13
"Pedro Parra crafts this wine from grapes sourced from five granite vineyards in Chile's Itata Valley that range from 45 to 88 years old. It showcases the potential of old vine Cinsault, offering a perfumed nose of blood orange soda, stewed strawberries, and herbs. Juicy and tangy citrus and berry flavors are held together by bright acidity and chalky tannins on the palate."
2020
Vinous
Score
91
Date
2022-06-09
2019
Decanter
Score
95
Date
2022-09-16
2019
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
93
Date
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
93+
Date