(Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco) Medium-ruby core with a pale-ruby rim. Whiffs of bacon, rhubarb, musk, and dried leaves distinguish this wine, made from a vineyard adjacent to the ’32, but stylistically a world apart. While the ’32 is both voluptuous and elegant, the ’55 has what the French call a force tranquille—a quietly intense expression. Its medium-bodied, lifted, brightcherry core is completed by a long finish. About 8,000 bottles were made. Terroir: Bodega Chacra
By Natalie Guinovart, CWE, DWS
(Bodega Chacra Pinot Noir Cincuenta y Cinco) Medium-ruby core with a pale-ruby rim. Whiffs of bacon, rhubarb, musk, and dried leaves distinguish this wine, made from a vineyard adjacent to the ’32, but stylistically a world apart. While the ’32 is both voluptuous and elegant, the ’55 has what the French call a force tranquille—a quietly intense expression. Its medium-bodied, lifted, brightcherry core is completed by a long finish. About 8,000 bottles were made. Terroir: Bodega ChacraMarch 15, 2011, (See more on Sommelier Journal...)