2021 BARDA PINOT NOIR Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Certified Organic, Vegan
Transparent garnet. Quite rich and gamey on the nose but with real personality. There’s a sensation of licking basalt! Very fresh finish. A worthwhile addition to the Pinot Noir canon. An entirely valid and distinctive s...(read more)
Jancis Robinson OBE MW2020 SIN AZUFRE Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Practising Organic, Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Low-sulphite, Vegan
A fragrant bold new vintage from Piero, with aromatics of spiced plums, cherries and pomegranate. In the mouth there is weight and grip, definite mineral bite, pure intense cherry and musky damson fruit. Vibrant, texture...(read more)
L&S2021 SIN AZUFRE Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
12%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Practising Organic, Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Vegan, No-sulphite
The 2021 Sin Azufre is the no-sulfur-added cuvée of Pinot Noir from organic and biodynamic grapes from vines planted in 1955. It fermented in concrete with indigenous yeasts for 15 days and matured 60% in French o...(read more)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com2021 LUNITA Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
12%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Practising Organic, Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Vegan
The 2021 Lunita is a new entry-level unoaked Pinot Noir from a vineyard planted in 1945 that they recovered with the idea to make a more structured wine than the Cincuenta y Cinco, as the soils have calcium carbonate and...(read more)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com2021 ROKA MALBEC Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13.5%
Red
Malbec.
This has a pretty nose of blueberries, purple plums, plum and cherry stones, violets and bark. Some honey, too. It’s medium-bodied with very fine, firm tannins. Succulent and energetic core of purple fruit. Very fresh an...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2021 MAINQUÉ Chardonnay Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13%
White
Chardonnay.
Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Certified Organic, Vegan
The 2021 Mainqué Chardonnay is the second white here, produced by Jean-Marc Roulot from 40-year-old ungrafted vines in Mainqué in the Lunita property (where they regrafted the vines to Chardonnay), where th...(read more)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com2022 CHACRA Cincuenta y Cinco '55' Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
12%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Certified Organic, Vegan
The 2022 Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco hails from a single plot in Mainqué, Río Negro. Following its 50% whole-cluster fermentation, it underwent aging for one year, with 1/3 in used barrels, 1/3 in amphorae...(read more)
Joaquin Hidalgo, Vinous.com2021 CHACRA CHARDONNAY Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13%
White
Chardonnay.
Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Certified Organic, Vegan
I missed the Chacra wines the last time I covered Argentina during the pandemic, so from the 2018s, we jump to the 2021s whites, the top of which is the 2021 Chacra Chardonnay, produced by Jean-Marc Roulot with the help...(read more)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com2021 CHACRA '32' PINOT NOIR Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
12%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Certified Organic, Vegan
A beautiful, nervy pinot here. Such purity and depth on the nose for a pinot that barely has any extraction. Tile, flowers, minerals and racy crushed raspberries and wild strawberries. Tense and pretty on the palate with...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2020 BARDA PINOT NOIR Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Practising Organic, Vegetarian, Vegan
Magnums
The 2020 Pinot Noir Barda was made with grapes from Mainqué and combines different aging periods as well as an unaged portion. Cherry-colored in hue. It offers a light, fruity expression with gentle notes of sweet...(read more)
Joaquín Hidalgo, Vinous2021 BARDA PINOT NOIR Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
13.5%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Certified Organic, Vegan
Magnums
Transparent garnet. Quite rich and gamey on the nose but with real personality. There’s a sensation of licking basalt! Very fresh finish. A worthwhile addition to the Pinot Noir canon. An entirely valid and distinctive s...(read more)
Jancis Robinson OBE MW2021 CHACRA Cincuenta y Cinco '55' Pinot Noir Bodega Chacra
Rio Negro Patagonia Argentina
12%
Red
Pinot Noir.
Practising Organic, Bio-dynamic, Vegetarian, Vegan
Magnums
The élevage for the 2021 Cincuenta y Cinco was different from the past; they have now aged 40% in concrete tanks (it used to be 25%), 40% in French oak barrels and 20% in clay amphorae for nine months. They use co...(read more)
Luis Gutierrez, www.robertparker.com