Bodega Chacra, 55 Pinot Noir, Río Negro, Mainqué, 2021

An eloquent Pinot Noir made by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta at his biodynamic vineyard in Mainqué, Patagonia, which was first planted in 1955. Adopting a minimal intervention approach and aged – or rather cultivated – in concrete and Burgundian barrels for 11 months, it’s bright ruby red in the glass and has a perfumed nose of cherry and forest fruits, black tea, mushrooms, herbs and mineral aromas. On the palate it’s complex, layered and vibrant with chewy tannins and lasting flavour.