Wine Chacra "Cincuenta y Cinco" 2009

The grapes for the production of vintage 2009 are harvested by hand, only in the morning, starting from March 7. Berries are gathered in small boxes that can accommodate only 9 pounds of grapes each. This is a more time consuming process than using large containers, but it allows the berries, is at the bottom remain intact. Cooling of the grapes on the way to the winery keeps its freshness and useful properties. Then the grapes primary fermentation takes place in large 200-liter barrels. Withstands wine Chakra Sinkuenta and Cinco for 11 months in French oak barrels. None of the stages of the process of wine production is not mechanized. The result is a 100% live-unfiltered wine.

Marquis Piero della Rocchetta Inchisa - one of the most famous Italian wine makers, members of the clan della Rocchetta Inchisa grandson Marchese Mario Incisa della Roquette and nephew Nicolo Incisa della Roquette. His ancestors were engaged in wine in the XVII century, and his grandfather created the great Sassicaia. Piero decided to prove that something is capable of without the help of family. Rejecting the brilliant financial career, he became involved with wine. Bodega Chakra (Bodega Chacra) appeared in 2004, when Piero bought an abandoned vineyard with 1932 vines of Pinot Noir, located in the valley of the Rio Negro, in northern Patagonia. Terroir Chacra, towering 250 meters above sea level, on a combination of climate and calcareous soil is ideal for growing Pinot Noir. By the vineyard in 1932 and its own newly planted vineyards were added in 1955 and 1967. Incisa produces a separate wine with each of them.