FEATURES
🏰 The 2024 Chacra Cincuenta y Cinco is a highly anticipated future vintage from one of Patagonia's most acclaimed producers, renowned for its 【exceptional Pinot Noir from old, ungrafted vines planted in 1955】. This wine is celebrated for its purity, elegance, and remarkable tension. Early critical reviews for the 2024 vintage are already stellar, with James Suckling awarding 97 points and Wine Advocate 96+ points, highlighting its "extremely aromatic, with very floral aromas of lavender, violets, peaches and citrus blossoms" and a "weightless allure." It's described as medium-bodied with firm, crunchy tannins, structured and solid, offering a wonderful purity of dried strawberry and iodine, mixing crushed bilberry and cherry fruit with subtle undertones of smoke, game, and mineral.
🍴 This elegant Patagonian Pinot Noir pairs beautifully with beef, veal, game meat, and poultry. Its bright fruit and refined structure also make it an excellent companion for grilled meats and herb-roasted chicken.
🥂 A truly special and highly anticipated wine, perfect for a celebratory dinner, a fine dining experience, or for collectors looking to cellar a top-tier Patagonian Pinot Noir. While approachable now, it possesses significant aging potential to develop even greater complexity.
BACKGROUND
Bodega Chacra, founded by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta in Patagonia, Argentina, is dedicated to producing world-class Pinot Noir. 'Cincuenta y Cinco' is made from vines planted in 1955. Farmed biodynamically, this wine is incredibly pure, floral, and elegant, offering bright red fruit, tension, and a distinct mineral core.