2012 | Clos Apalta | Petit Clos Vinotheque

With a concentrated structure, this wine has a round attack followed by velvety and polished tannins filling the mid palate and a ripe and rich long lasting finish.

Reviews:

• VertdeVin: The nose is aromatic, powerful, charming and elegant. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and slight notes of plum associated with a a touch of violet, oak, sour cherry and a hint of mocha. The palate is fruity and well balanced, relatively fat and offers freshness, a certain minerality, a nice acid frame and a beautiful depthness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, plum jam and slight notes of cassis associated with a hint of oak, mocha, tobacco and sweet spices. Tannins are fine. Good length and persistence.

• Wine Enthusiast: Lusty notes of coconut, charcoal, vanilla and herbs grace core blackberry and cassis aromas. This is massive and widespread on the palate, but the key to its success is impeccable balance. Toasty, minty flavors of blackberry and cassis are chocolaty and lightly herbal, while the finish blends lushness, power, heft and smoky, herbal flavors that go on and on. Drink this Carmenère-led blend through 2024.

Producer Information

Clos Apalta is a prestige brand owned by Casa Lapostolle, one of Chile's high-profile wineries. A pair of wines are made from fruit grown at the vineyard at Apalta in the Colchagua Valley. While the main Casa Lapostolle winery is located in Cunaco, Clos Apalta has its own facility in the vineyard. This is a gravity-fed winery built on seven levels into the mountainside. The roof of its circular vat room is inspired by the staves of a barrel. There are 60 hectares (150 acres) planted in an amphitheater between 150 and 300 meters altitude. There are also multiple soil types – these and the differences in elevation give many different microterroirs. The oldest parcels were planted between 1915 and 1920 from stocks imported from France at the turn of the century. The flagship wine of the same name is hand harvested at night from the best plots and is usually made up of roughly two-thirds Carmenère. Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon are the principal secondary components, and some vintages will have a dash of Cabernet Franc or Petit Verdot. Clos Apalta is fermented in large oak vats before aging in new oak barrels for around two years. A second wine, Le Petit Clos, was introduced with the 2014 vintage. Cabernet Sauvignon is the primary ingredient, though the proportion has varied in the first few vintages (between 40 and 95 percent). Fruit from the Apalta estate may also be used for other wines in the Casa Lapostolle portfolio.

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