Piero incisa della rocchetta biography of williams

7/4/20 -

A conversation with Piero Incisa della Rocchetta the winemaker and founder of Chacra is a philosophical and spiritual experience, much like the wines themselves.

Piero incisa della rocchetta biography of williams

The grandson of Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, creator of Sassacaia, Piero felt that the confines of history and tradition would not allow him to create the wine he really wanted, so he picked up and moved to Patagonia, Argentina.

In this river basin of the Río Negro, the winds are strong, the luminosity is high, and the humidity and disease pressure are very low: an ideal combination for organic and biodynamic farming.

Founded in 2003, Chacra began with the revitalization of ungrafted Pinot Noir vines planted as early as 1932, though there is a range of ages as various vines were replaced over the years.

Inspired by the work of his grandfather, the vines at Chacra have been farmed without synthetic chemicals since he arrived, with the goal of creating a co