Cinsault, Pedro Parra, `Miles` Itata Valley, Chile

Tim Atkin MW, Chile 2025 Special Report.
97 points
Pedro Parra claims that there is 'zero market' for this type of wine in Chile, which is a shame given its outstanding quality. At least those of us who live in one of his export markets get to enjoy it. Made with Cinsault from a 48-year-old vineyard in Guarilihue, it has impressive ferrous intensity from red soils, lots of grip, some subtle stony reduction, bramble and black cherry fruit flavours and the backbone to age convincingly in bottle.

Matthew Luczy, Chile: The Southern Limits – Itata, Bio-Bio, Malleco & the Austral, The Wine Advocate.
Pedro Parra, `Miles` Itata Valley Cinsault 2022, Chile
98 points
Originating from decomposed granite soils containing mica, quartz, silt and sand, the 2022 Miles holds the top position in the Pedro Parra cellar. It presents an enchanting bouquet of dark fruits, exotic spices and fresh flowers that is both commanding and elegant, focused and expansive. The silky palate merges the finest elements found throughout the collection and unites them: textural richness, vibrant energy and a gripping tannic foundation. It ends with a juicy, tense and almost sweet intensity, although it finishes bone-dry and lingers with remarkable persistence, nuance and depth. Within a cellar filled with wines intended to transcend their varieties and express only their origins, this bottling achieves that objective most clearly.