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Bodega Chacra 2006 No. 55 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $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)

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Bodega Chacra 2007 No. 32 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

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Price $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)

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Bodega Chacra 2006 No. 32 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

Cellar Selection

Price $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)

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Bodega Chacra 2007 No. 55 Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

Editors' Choice

Price $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)

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Bodega Chacra 2008 Cincuenta y Cinco Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

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Price $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)

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Bodega Chacra 2009 Treinta y Dos Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

Price $250

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. — M.S. (11/1/2010)

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Bodega Chacra 2011 Cincuenta y Cinco Pinot Noir (Patagonia)

This defines elegance with respect to South American Pinot Noir. A fine blend of cherry, leather and tea aromas leads to a round yet crisp body with toasty, smoky oak framing juicy, light-framed red-fruit flavors. A fresh and precise finish holds onto the wine’s generous but refined oak component. — M.S. (6/1/2013)

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Bodega Chacra 2009 Cincuenta y Cinco Pinot Noir (Río Negro Valley)

Price $120

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. — M.S. (11/1/2010)

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