Chacra, Pinot Noir "Sin Azufre"

Bodega Chacra’s Pinot Noir “Sin Azufre” is a triumph of “natural” winemaking, a testament to the beauty possible when a great producer makes a wine from perfect grapes and nothing else. But that’s not the reason we decided to offer it today. When we tasted the Chacra lineup, a stable amounting to the greatest collection of Pinot Noir in Argentina, if not the entire Southern Hemisphere, it was “Sin Azufre” that wowed us the most. Wildly lifted berry aromatics, incisive spice, and thrumming minerality combine for Pinot singing with vibrant New World fruit, but structured like an Old World touchstone. Best to think of it as one of the world’s best Pinots first, and one of the world’s best “zero-sulfur” wines second. Considering the Pinot bottlings it performs similarly to—Premier Cru Burgundy and the Willamette’s biggest names—it’s also one heck of a value. So natural wine lovers and Pinot lovers alike: Load up! What makes the greatness of Chacra’s Pinots most unexpected is that the bodeg