Pedro Parra y Familia Monk 2022

Rose hips with a touch of white pepper to the racy red berries and dried watermelon on the nose. Firm and bright on the palate with nicely chewy tannins and bone-dry fruit that cleanses the palate. Better in one more year.

95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Monk originates from dark red granite soils with high silt and iron content, contributing to its dark, introverted personality. Despite this brooding start, it slowly unfurls in the glass with anise, cardamom and hints of dark fruit, although fruits generally are not in the foreground of any wine in this roster. In the mouth, it offers the deepest and most muscular palate while maintaining a seamless, slender texture, concluding with a powdery, glacial finish of drying mineral intensity. Within the Parra roster, this is one wine I would recommend cellaring for an additional year or two.

94 Points - James Suckling