COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
NV
GRAPE
Pinot Noir
PRODUCER
Bodega Chacra
REGION
Patagonia
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium - Light
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Medium - Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Bodega Chacra was founded in 2004 by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, grandson of the founder of Sassicaia. Located in the Mainqué area of the Río Negro Valley in Patagonia, the estate benefits from a cool desert environment with strong dry winds and extreme day-to-night temperature variations. Barda is crafted as the estate's accessible cuvée, produced from ungrafted Pinot Noir vines planted in 1990 alongside declassified lots from old-vine single vineyards. The estate strictly practices organic and biodynamic viticulture, utilizing snowmelt irrigation from the Andes.
ALCOHOL
12.5%
AVG. PRICE
€32
STYLE
Classic
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
14-16°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
Founded by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, grandson of the creator of Sassicaia.
Fact 02
Made from ungrafted, pre-phylloxera Pinot Noir vines grown in Patagonia.
Fact 03
Awarded the Robert Parker Green Emblem for exceptional biodynamic viticulture.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
Grapes are manually harvested during early morning hours. Fermentation takes place in round open concrete tanks using entirely natural, indigenous yeasts with gentle infusion extraction techniques. The blend incorporates approximately 15 percent whole cluster inclusion depending on vintage conditions. Aging occurs over 8 to 11 months in a combination of concrete tanks and French oak barrels, with a low proportion of new oak, followed by bottling without fining or filtration.
