2024 Bodega Chacra Mainque Chardonnay, Rio Negro, Argentina Park Cognac Clements Hills

Clements Hills

Clay and limestone soils with a lot of marl

settled for two weeks in tank before being bottled under a DIAM 10 closure without fining nor filtration

Exceptionally drinkable in its youth

Aged on its lees in oak barrels

2024 Bodega Chacra Mainque Chardonnay, Rio Negro, Argentina Park Cognac Clements HillsStarting with the 2017, Bodega Chacra opened a new chapter in their winerys history. Piero, in partnership with Jean Marc Roulot of Domaine Roulot in Meursault, began producing Chardonnays alongside his Pinot Noirs. The Mainqu Chardonnay is a selection of three parcels in sandier soil with a combination of sand, clay, pebbles, and pebbles covered in calcareous matter. The wine is fermented in 25 30% new barrels (the same barrels Jean Marc Roulot uses