Pedro Parra y Familia - "Vinista" Pais (2021)

About the wine

100% Pais. This wine is sourced from ancient bush vines and produced in a natural, transparent style: whole clusters are included during fermentation, with no oak used for aging. It is a fresh, vibrant red, a mash-up of Rhône Grenache, Cru Beaujolais, and Oregon Pinot Noir. Translucent garnet, with aromas/flavors of red flowers, wild strawberry, dusty earth, and fresh herbs.

"The 2021 Vinista was produced with Pa¡s grapes from four ancient vineyards, two with volcanic soils in ¥ipas and two on granite from Guarilihue. The grapes fermented slowly with their natural yeasts with 100% full clusters, and the wine matured in oak and concrete vats for 11 months. There is something in common with the Hub here; it has a more evolved color and a more evolved nose, very much … la Rayas, with iron and blood, cherries in liqueur and brick dust. This comes from a warmer place but with more soil, half of it basalt, and the granite from ¥ipas is very different from the one from Guarilihue; here, there is fine quartz and lots of silt, which gives more ripeness and Italian tannins. This is outstanding. It's the finest Vinista to date." - 93 points, Wine Advocate

"A delicious and unworldly pais with cool, minty red berries. Peppermint, wild raspberries, cloves, dried tangerine peel and white pepper funk. Medium-bodied palate, linear in style, with lots of chalky, crumbled tannins. Elegant and intriguing finish. Drink now. 1,200 cases made." - 93 points, James Suckling

Pairs well with Mediterranean Foods, Spanish Tapas, Greek Meze, Rich Fish, Duck, Chicken, Mushrooms, and Simple Grilled Vegetables.

The Pedro Parra y Familia - "Vinista" Pais (2021) wine is currently part of the Road Less Traveled | Mixed-Hue Wine Collection offered exclusively by WyneTyme.