Chakana - Estate Selection Torrontés Maceración Prolongad 2022 (750ml)

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Producer	Chakana
Country	Argentina
Region	Mendoza
Subregion	Uco Valley
Varietal	Torrontés
Vintage	2022
Sku	118836
Size	750ml
ABV	13.50%

Chakana Description

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Chakana is a family owned winery located 960 meters (3,149 feet) above sea level at the foothills of the Andes Mountains in Agrelo, Mendoza. It is one of the leading projects among the new generation of winemakers dedicated to the discovery and expression of the Andean diversity of climate and soils.

Chakana is the name given to the Southern Cross constellation by the indigenous people of the Andes highlands. The Chakana is believed to hold the key to finding the perfect timing for the cultivation and harvesting of crops – a calendar, compass & symbolic link between earth and spirit. On May 2, 2002, the Chakana reached perfect vertical position in the sky, marking the beginning of a new farming cycle. It was then that Chakana's founder Juan Pelizzatti chose its name for his winery, paying homage to the Incan understanding of and respect for nature.

Chakana wines are designed by winemaker Gabriel Bloise, whose wines get “better with every vintage” according to Jeb Dunnuck. Gabriel has participated in multiple harvests in key regions of the world, such as Tuscany, California, Priorat, and Australia.

Gabriel & the team at Chakana are committed to biodynamic and organic viticulture & preserving the true character of the soils & region: "Higher quality fruit demands minimum intervention in the winery to create truly enjoyable wines that challenge the established criteria of manipulation: spontaneous fermentation, natural acidity, minimum or no sulphur, locally adapted varieties, no clarification nor filtration preserve the identity of wines."

Chakana is the name of the Southern Cross constellation. Its rotation in the sky throughout the year made it an effective agricultural calendar for the ancient Andean people.

Deep, orange color. Complex nose, notes of white flowers, peaches, evolution and skins aromas. Nice texture, good structure, final minerality, perfectly balanced by good freshness.

"The 2022 Torrontés Singular Singular comes from Paraje Altamira, Uco Valley. Cloudy orange in the glass. The muscat nose presents hints of linden and orange blossom and a nutmeg whiff. Intense and dry in the mouth, the texture is grippy from the maceration with skins, while the taut acidity produces a cleansing palate. Somewhere between rustic and knowingly geeky. The hippest of all the Torrontés made by Chakana.- Joaquín Hidalgo"

- Antonio Galloni's Vinous (July 2023), 89 pts

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