TRANE, 2022

Named after John Coltrane: Chilean Cinsault from vines planted in the 1940s, made by a soil scientist who consults for some of Burgundy's best names.

Pedro Parra is a soil scientist with a PhD in terroir who consults for estates in Burgundy and Tuscany, and Trane is his single old-vine Cinsault from Itata in southern Chile. Half a hectare planted in the 1940s at Guarilihue Alto, on red sandy, silty topsoil over decomposed granite, farmed organically and picked by hand. Whole bunches ferment in concrete with wild yeast, then about a year in concrete and oak cask. Wild raspberry, white pepper and rose. Silky through the middle, with a chalky grip.