Wines from Río Negro Valley
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Bodega Chacra 2006 No. 55 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $100
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…
— M.S.
(10/1/2007)
Bodega Chacra 2007 No. 32 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $120
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…
— M.S.
(5/1/2009)
Bodega Noemía de Patagonia 2003 Noemía Malbec (Río Negro Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $152
It doesn’t take a great brain to figure out that this is a rocking, beautifully crafted international red wine. Mint, spice and chocolate aromas are dipped in lovely new oak, while the palate is all about bold plum backed by coffee and mocha. Stellar now and shows all signs of a wine that will only get better. Imported by Vias Imports.
— M.S.
(4/1/2006)
Bodega Chacra 2006 No. 32 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $120
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…
— M.S.
(10/1/2007)
Bodega Chacra 2007 No. 55 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $100
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…
— M.S.
(5/1/2009)
Bodega Chacra 2008 Cincuenta y Cinco Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- Online Exclusive
- $125
Still the king of South American Pinot Noir, Chacra’s “55” offers a beautiful amalgam of dusty Middle Eastern spice aromas along with raspberry, cherry and cocoa notes. It’s a finessed but forceful (read: high-alcohol) Pinot with penetrating black cherry, plum and chocolate flavors, and the finish is long but hot in its youth. Doesn’t lack for much of anything…
— M.S.
(2/1/2010)
Bodega Noemía de Patagonia 2010 Malbec (Río Negro Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $130
Get prepared for another star wine from this Patagonian winery. Fresh berry, graphite, cola and toasty aromas lead to a big and smooth palate with supercharged black fruit, herb, toast and mocha flavors. It’s spicy, dry, balanced and not the least bit out of shape. No matter how you cut it, this is an excellent Argentine Malbec to drink now through 2020.
— M.S.
(5/1/2013)
Bodega Noemía de Patagonia 2002 Noemía Malbec (Río Negro Valley)
- $140
Exotic and refined, with a stately bouquet of violets, mineral and cassis. Sensational quality for a wine from rugged Patagonia. It bursts with black raspberry propelled by firm acids. Then it folds back into a darker space, where fudge and pepper notes make for a warming, spicy finish. Shows off the skill of Danish winemaker Hans Vinding-Diers.
— M.S.
(7/1/2005)
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