Bodega Chacra

Bodega Chacra is a small, influential estate in the Río Negro Valley of northern Patagonia, founded in 2004 by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta, grandson of the creator of Sassicaia. Drawn to Patagonia after tasting an unusual local Pinot Noir, he began buying and reviving abandoned old-vine vineyards, some planted as early as 1932. The name “Chacra” refers to a piece of fertile land in the Patagonian desert made viable by Andean snowmelt canals, underscoring the project’s focus on place. The vines are own‑rooted and p…