Chacra : Chacra Chardonnay 2021
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Description
An elegant and lively Patagonian Chardonnay wine
The estate
In 2004, Piero Incisa della Rocchetta's ambition was to produce great Argentinian wines that would provide the purest expression of the microclimate and terroir of Mainqué, in the Rio Negro region of Patagonia. To achieve this, he founded Bodega Chacra and turned to biodynamic and organic farming. Thus, with the greatest respect for the environment and thanks to a precise knowledge of nature, this bold enthusiast produces pure, delicate, floral wines with an intense minerality.
The name "chacra" in Patagonia refers to pomology, the cultivation of edible fruit, and thus highlights the predestination of the estate's land for viticulture. The chacras are vital energy centres and the wine, by lending itself to joyous and memorable get-togethers, embodies this idea of connecting to one's senses.
The vineyard
Bodega Chacra is anchored in the heart of the Rio Negro region, a land stemming form the junction between two rivers called Limay and Neuquén. It then extends into plains and forest at an altitude of between 290 and 330 metres. The climate is windy and dry. Nevertheless, the irrigation canals dug by British settlers at the beginning of the 19th century make it a lush and green setting suitable for agriculture.
The wine
Chacra Chardonnay 2020 is a Patagonian wine made in collaboration with Jean-Marc Roulot, head of the eponymous Burgundy estate, and is made from 40-year-old vines anchored on mineral-rich soils with alluvial stones covered in limestone.
Vinification and ageing
Aged for 9 months in concrete vats (25%), in French oak barrels (75% of which 14% are new).
The blend
Chardonnay (100%).