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Chacra Treinta y Dos 2013
Chacra Treinta y Dos 2013


 
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Chacra is located in the Rio Negro Valley of northern Patagonia, 620 miles south of Buenos Aires. It is roughly equidistant from the Andes and the Atlantic. In 2004, Piero Incisa della Rocchetta of the renowned winemaking family responsible for the creation and success of Tenuta San Guido (Sassicaia), purchased the first of vineyard land, which is now Chacra. At the time the property contained an existing, albeit abandoned vineyard planted over seventy years ago in 1932. Piero was called from his multigenerational Italian winemaking family to the southern hemisphere, compelled by the goal to produce world-class Pinot Noir from uncharted territory.

This singular vineyard at Chacra is of thick, pure, gnarled Pinot Noir vines, plants from their own rootstock producing tiny bunches of small, concentrated berries which are harvested by hand. No automation or mechanization is employed at any stage of the production process. The grapes are refrigerated to preserve the freshness of their fruit, and then hand de-stemmed and sorted before being moved to cement tanks for fermentation.

Winemaking continues at Chacra with an organic and biodynamic approach, in the most natural manner and the first wine vinified at the estate is “Treinta y Dos.” When the alcoholic fermentation is complete, the wine is transferred off the skins into small French oak barrels in the most gentle manner possible, by gravity, without pressing or filtering. Bottling takes place around the first week of March without fining or filtration. The objective is for the oak, the fruit and the nuances of the soil to marry perfectly so that the influence of the wood is nearly imperceptible in the wine and the vine and character of the land are expressed to their fullest.

I always like to have more than one vintage of the same wine to taste side by side, as it's in the close comparisons where you can better see the small differences and nuances that differentiate one year from another. The 2015 Treinta y Dos, from what they consider one of their best, if not the best, vintages since they started in 2004, when they harvested a little earlier than in the past to keep freshness, which represents the new direction in Chacra. The full clusters fermented in cement vats with indigenous yeasts followed by malolactic. The wine matured exclusively in second and third use French barriques, something they first tried in 2013 and worked pretty well, and the élevage lasted one year. The time in barrel has been shortened considerably, as it used to be two years and it's only one year now, and I feel the wine has gained in freshness. The profile of the wine showcases the new direction they have taken, which was also very noticeable in the Sin Azufre from 2016--wines with more energy, with more precision and freshness. 4,800 bottles were filled in June 2015. From this vintage on, part of the vineyard is no longer used for this wine, following some soil studies they have done with Chilean expert Pedro Parra, so quantities are slightly lower. I think the less time in oak has also helped to achieve a more vibrant wine, really lively, tickling your taste buds with fresh flavors and citric acidity, reminiscent of blood oranges, which is something I love. This is really world class, possibly the best wine ever produced at Chacra. One day I need to taste this next to some Grand Cru Burgundy...Wine Advocate 97

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