Winery - Bodega Chacra
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Bodega Chacra is Piero Incisa’s personal project in Rio Negro, Argentina. It is only Pinot Noir, made by esteemed winemaker Hans Vinding Diers. This wine from vines planted in 1932 is linear and intense to the core. It’s an ageworthy specimen with fine acidity and a tight structure. Now, it’s juicy and a little sharp, with piercing black cherry fruit and spice galore. Best to wait another year or two to begin drinking, and beyond that it may last for another 5-10 years if well cellared.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From vines planted in 1955, this is a rose-tinted Pinot with a woven, integrated bouquet of toast, mineral and berry fruits. There’s more Burgundian character here than New World, so it pours on the cerebral scents and flavors of tea, rose hip, strawberry and raspberry. Reserved in style, but good to drink now and over the next few years. If $100 seems like a lot to spend on Argentinean Pinot, you should try to give this a taste at some point; you may be convinced otherwise.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An elegant, floral Pinot Noir from Patagonia’s top producer of PN. Barda is warm, creamy and intense. An emphasis on balanced raspberry and cherry flavors mixed with rose hip and freshness gives it an Old World personality. A very drinkable and honest style of red wine. Good now into 2011.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Subtle berry aromas are clean, intriguing and come with crispness and a dash of lemon peel. The palate is lean, cutting and pure, with elegance and citrusy flavors of cherry and raspberry along with peppery spice. Not a full-bodied monster but more Old World and subtle. Only 212 cases made.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Still the most impressive Pinot in Argentina, the #32 car is showing a purple color and lots of young oak, menthol and leather on the nose. The palate is lush, deep and cushioned, while the flavors are youthful but revolve around black cherry and ripe plum. A toasty, dark, modern wine with a lovely, silky, pure texture. Best from 2012–2016.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Hands down, this is the finest Pinot Noir from South America that I’ve ever tasted, and that includes Chile, Argentina and anyplace else. Italy’s Piero Incisa della Rocchetta of Sassicaia fame started this project in 2004, and it’s now finding a groove. This wine is as elegant as Burgundy but as full of flavor as something from California. The color is rosy, the aromas beguiling, and the meeting of oak and fruit just perfect. Terrific for contemplating on its own or with food. Versatility should be its middle name.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From vines planted in 1932, this Pinot Noir is simply beautiful. It’s bigger and more dense than its younger brother, No. 55, but maybe a tad less elegant and a bit more cellar worthy. The aromas are a blend of fine French oak and natural Pinot aromas of tea, cherry and raspberry. Mineral and coffee appear late on the finish. Unlike any other Pinot from the continent and much more like Burgundy or Oregon than most neophyte New Worlders.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Floral, alluring and spicy on the nose, with modest red-fruit aromas that won’t bowl you over. Snappy, spicy and medium-bodied, with semisharp, piercing flavors of red fruits softened ever so slightly by buttery new oak. Pepper and spice then settle over a graceful finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A smooth operator with sweet aromas of cotton candy, caramel and baked black plum. The palate is exceedingly flush yet refined, while the meaty flavor profile entails roasted berry fruit and herbs. Finishes with sweet, easy notes of caramel and toast. Drink now through 2013.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Purple in color, with ripe, meaty, earthy aromas mixed with herbs, exotic berry fruit scents and vanilla. This is feisty and full-bodied Pinot with integrated plum, blueberry and well-applied oak. It’s a little more citrusy and zesty than in previous vintages, and definitely a heavier style than its Cincuenta y Cinco counterpart, which will allow it to age for another four to seven years.
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