I tasted the 2021 Grand Mère Pinot Noir next to the 2020, and it showed more contained ripeness (13% alcohol) and even better integration of the oak. It fermented with some clusters, less than the rest of the range here, and matured in French oak that was selected very carefully to not mark the wines. It's floral, clean and elegant, with a medium-bodied palate and refined tannins with a long finish where the flowers and red berries are intermixed with some spices and a dry, stony sensation. 14,890 bottles were filled in August 2022.

The 2021 Pinot Noir Grand Mére from Villa Bastías, Uco Valley was aged for 14 months in a tenth new barrels. Garnet red with a ruby sheen. The fragrant nose offers notes of sour cherry, mushrooms, damp earth, rose petals and herbal, stalky aromas. Silky with delicate tension and slightly grippy tannins, the flavors fill the mouth. The year has enhanced the freshness, and the finish lingers at length.

Light in body and silky in texture, but with some crunchy minerality chiming in, this red offers a clean and unadorned version of Pinot, showing cherry and spice flavors at the core. Drink now. 1,200 cases made, 400 cases imported.