Red dry
Clos Apalta 2018 is an exceptional red wine from the Colchagua Valley, Chile, produced by the Casa Lapostolle winery. This wine is considered one of the best Chilean wines, combining the highest quality, elegance and expressive terroir.
Aging: 24-25 months in French oak barrels (87% new, 13% second-use).
Vineyard: Apalta DO (Denominación de Origen), considered one of the best Chilean wine appellations.
Production methods: Organic and biodynamic methods are used to maintain the natural growth of the grapes and the balance of the ecosystem.
The wine is weighty, with soft but firm tannins, characterized by excellent balance, elegance and a long aftertaste.
Acidity: 3.92 g/
Residual sugar content: 2.6 g/l
Serve at a temperature of 16-18°C with lamb roast, game stews with forest mushrooms, and dark chocolate.
There is a lot of Carmenere character on the nose of the 2018 Clos Apalta, which was produced with 64% Carmenere, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot, a blend that is similar to the one used in 2016. The wine is not shy at all and hits the scale at 15% alcohol. It's showy, heady, hedonistic, aromatic, full-bodied and lush with abundant velvety tannins and a long and powerful finish where the notes of black peppercorns and tea and tobacco leaves dominate. This might not be a wine for everybody, but fans of the style will love it. 92,748 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2020.
It is rare for a place to be able to captivate a person so immediately, with so much force. It was 1994. After months of research, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband, Cyril de Bournet, discovered the Apalta Valley. A fine, golden light embraced the vineyard whilst hundred-year old-vines stood, intertwining majestically. Harmony had taken residence here. Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle knew that Clos Apalta could bring about the joyful encapsulation of this breathtaking landscape. As the terroir is a living matter, Clos Apalta has opened up to organics in the gentlest possible way. From then on, helping to preserve the natural and pure feel of the different terroirs became an absolute priority. The vineyard receives the best care possible.
