- 100% dry-farmed Cinsault from the smallest vineyard farmed by Pedro, in the heart of Guarilihue Alto
- Silty, sandy, quartzic terroir
- The wine honors the wild and heart-driven saxophonist, Sonny “Newk” Rollins
- Indigenous yeast, 100% whole cluster fermentation
- Aged in large 1,500L untoasted foudre
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2021
Country:
Chile
Region:
Bio Bio
Appellation:
Itata
Variety:
Cinsault
Color:
Red
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | CL-PPF-22-21 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2023-04-06
"The single-vineyard Cinsault 2021 Newk was named for musician Sonny Rollins Newk, for Parra, the wildest jazz musician of recent times. He says he finds the wine wild, full of energy and minerality. It was produced with grapes from an old vineyard in Guarilihue that is worked by horse, from vines planted on decomposed and rocky granite soils with some iron and a sandy and silty texture. It fermented with 100% full clusters after four or five days with native yeasts and a total maceration time of 55 days, then the wine matured in an oak vat for 11 months. It has 13.5% alcohol and is austere and sharp, mineral and stony. It's a bit reductive and opens up to notes of fresh blood and iodine, a little Gonon with that herbal side. The palate is phenomenal; it's deep and has grip and is mineral and intense with energy, direct and not shy. Superb. 1,537 bottles were filled in February 2022. This has a strong personality and feels very complete."
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2023-12-08
"#35 Top 100 Wines of Chile 2023: Notes of white sesame with roasted grapefruit zest, citrus, watermelon, wild strawberries and peppery berries. Mineral, ethereal and there is almost a 'sulfurous sensibility. Juicy and nervy on the palate with firm and deliciously austere tannins that have dissolved into the wine. Very tight and mealy with serious structure and length. Delicious and drinkable now, but can hold, too. Such energy from Cinsault!"
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
97+
Date
2025-03-27
"Sourced from extremely shallow granite soils with quartz, sand and silt content, the 2022 Newk is the most vivid expression of pure mineral intensity in the Parra cellar. It brings to mind the Northern Rhône or Barolo rather than the various themes of Burgundy that emerge in other bottlings. It is the most focused, coiled and aromatically linear, with an iron-tinged, herbal core gaining energy with each swirl. The palate is spry and lively yet dense and compacted, hinting at the grip to come with a tensile, taut frame that explodes into a stunning, searing and tenacious finish that remains weightless. The length here is similar to the Miles bottling, although the energy sits higher in the mouth compared to the Miles, which is all-encompassing. With a featherweight frame with a heavyweight punch, this could prove to merit an even higher score with time and could likely be the longest-lived wine of the lineup."
2022
James Suckling
Score
96
Date
2024-02-28
"Probably the most incisive and minerally cru from Pedro Parra, with a lot of character. Almost steely, with crushed stone, subtle touches of white pepper, grilled grapefruit, fresh blossoms and seashells to the racy red berries. Delicate and a little decadent. Nervy, effusive and very chalky and structured. Tight on the mid-palate but so cohesive with the mineral verve. Decomposed chalky tannins in the finish with fantastic austerity. Drink from 2025."
2020
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2022-06-09
2019
Tim Atkin, MW
Score
97
Date
2019
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date