2020 Pedro Parra y Familia Cinsault "Imaginador", Itata Valley, ChileABOUT THIS WINE IMAGINADOR is a wine that was in my imagination many years ago, when I discovered the great potential of Itata terroir. This wine comes from 4 different growers I source, all in the upper part of the hills, over granitic soils. All the sites were planted more than 200 years ago, with vines 45 to 70 years old, and so, the vineyard share a long history. All blocks are supposed to be Cinsault, but because of the history they all are

Harvest end of September/beginning of October

which he has wanted to pass into the wines produced by him

Malolactic fermentation is completed in this wine–noted because many of the reds in Cume do Avia’s range do not

unfiltered

skillfully working with each lot to bring forth the truest expression of a given vineyard site

History: The Bavarian land parcel classification of 1828 categorized this site as a top vineyard

decomposed-pink-granite

During the month-long process of remuage the sediment that forms during secondary fermentation is maneuvered into the neck of the bottle and up against the cork through riddling from time to time by hand

Mario Pojer and Fiorentino Sandri

at the high level of quality of their wines and in which they want to include their son Paul

including such rare sites as village-level Puligny Folatières (Lalou Bize-Leroy bottles the only other parcel from this section of Folatières)

The ultimate wine has an incredible texture and a symphony of flavors – the savory aromas of the Cabernet Franc work in harmony with the ripe