CH Lapostolle Clos Apalta Carmenere

Clos Apalta is born in 1997 as the iconic wine of the Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle in Chile under the idea to magnify the exceptional terroir of Apalta with French expertise. Shaping the vineyard foot by foot, building a state-of-the-art gravity fed winery, the family succeeded in making Clos Apalta one of the most iconic wines in South America.

This year we had a generous production, healthy, of excellent flavor, with relatively moderate alcohol levels and more freshness. It will be remembered as one of the greatest cold vintages of the 21st century in Chile.“It was a wonderful harvest … 2018 was everything that you could wish for to make wines that are fully ripe but have a lot of elegance and freshness.

A treat from Mother Nature”. – Andrea Leon, Chief Winemaker. Made with Organic Grapes and Biodynamic vineyard management.

VARIETALS 64% Carmenère, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot

VINTAGE 2018

TECHNICAL DATA Alcohol 15%

Residual sugar 2.60 g/l

Total acidity 3.92 g/l

pH 3.68

APPEARANCE Deep purple red robe with dark blue edges.

NOSE The nose is intense, spicy overlapping with layers of red and black fruit and cedar notes.

PALATE Elegant tannins open towards a mid-palate that combines finesse and concentration, round and fresh. Exceptionally long finish.

AGEING 25 months in French oak barrels, 87% new, 13% second use.  Not fined, cold stabilized nor filtered.

PAIRING Ideal companion for a rack of lamb with rustic mashed potatoes or to finish a meal with cacao chocolate.

READINESS FOR DRINKING Delicious to drink now, can age for another 5 years.  Open and leave to breathe for a couple of hours or carefully decant for at least 1 hour.

RATINGS

98 Points James Suckling

96 Points Robert Parker

VIVINO 4.6

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