Lapostolle Apalta

2022

Lapostolle Apalta

Lapostolle Apalta is the new label produced in the Valle de Apalta to emphasize this amazing terroir.
With a refined winemaking approach and mastery of blending, a complex and expressive wine has been created.
Sourced from Lapostolle vineyards in Apalta, this wine shows a beautiful fruity and spicy expression, followed by an elegant and smooth structure.
It could be considered as the third wine of Clos Apalta.

Certified Carbon Neutral.

For more info, visit Lapostolle website.

VARIETALS
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Carmenere, 5% Syrah, 3% Merlot

VINTAGE
2022

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Lapostolle Clos Apalta

2019, 2022

Lapostolle Clos Apalta

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.

The 2019 vintage of Clos Apalta is characterized by a “ripe and warm” growing season that resulted in an intensely concentrated and powerful wine. It is notable for having one of the highest proportions of Carménère (70%) in the estate’s history.

“This was a very luminous, bright and wonderful harvest, that brought us beautiful vivid fruit and deep flavors”. – Andrea Leon, Chief Winemaker.

Made with Organic Grapes and Biodynamic vineyard management.

   

For more info, visit Clos Apalta website.

VARIETALS
70% Carmenère, 18% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2019 –  Download Tasting Note

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Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon

2021

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon

As a general winemaking philosophy, Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon’s direction is toward elegance, balance and ageing potential. To express the terroir of Apalta is the mission of Casa Lapostolle, using very natural process with minimal intervention.

“The Cabernet Sauvignon from Colchagua has a true identity: intense red fruit and a structure to age many years. Here in Apalta, the fact that the vines are eighty years old and planted in high density gives the wine an extra layer of complexity”.
Jacques Begarie, Chief Winemaker.

Made with Organic Grapes and Biodynamic vineyard management.

   

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VARIETALS
88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Carmenere, 2% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2022

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Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Carménère

2023

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Carménère

As a general winemaking philosophy, Cuvée Alexandre Carménère’s direction is toward elegance, balance and ageing potential. To express the terroir of Apalta is the mission of Casa Lapostolle, using very natural process with minimal intervention.

“It’s been great to have the opportunity to see the grapes of Carménère from La Isla block growing: seeing them each year showing more balance and depth in the wine is a gift from Nature”. – Jacques Begarie, Chief Winemaker.

Made with Organic Grapes and Biodynamic vineyard management.

   

For more info, visit Lapostolle website.

VARIETALS
89% Carmenère, 6% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2023

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Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot

2022

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot

As a general winemaking philosophy, Cuvée Alexandre Merlot’s direction is toward elegance, balance and ageing potential. To express the terroir of Apalta is the mission of Casa Lapostolle, using very natural process with minimal intervention.

“It all started with our Cuvée Alexandre Merlot back in 1994: a wine that had showed its consistency for more than a decade.” – Jacques Begarie, Chief Winemaker.

Made with Organic Grapes and Biodynamic vineyard management.

   

For more info, visit Casa Lapostolle website.

VARIETALS
85% Merlot, 15% Carmenère

VINTAGE
2022

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Lapostolle Grand Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

2022

Lapostolle Grand Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

The Marnier Lapostolle family, founders and owners of the world-renowned liqueur Grand Marnier, has vineyards in three regions of Chile, the oldest plantings being 1920 in the southern Apalta Vineyard brought from France at the end of the 19th Century.

Their mission is to capture the freshness of young and expressive fruit, bright and alive.
These characteristics define the Lapostolle Grand Selection wines.
This Grand Selection Cabernet Sauvignon has flavors of red fruits, strawberries and blackberries, with a concentrated and round palate.

Certified Carbon Neutral.

For more info, visit Lapostolle website.

VARIETALS
86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah, 3% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2022

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Lapostolle La Parcelle 8 Vieilles Vignes Apalta

2020

Lapostolle La Parcelle 8 Vieilles Vignes Apalta

After years of research and selection, Lapostolle is now launching a Single Vineyard wine from Apalta: Parcelle 8.

It is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon with extremely low yields., which ensures a lot of concentration in the wine.
First commercially released wine from old-vine cabernet sauvignon, grown on its own rootstock with the vast majority from 1910.

It’s made in a fraction of the quantity of Clos Apalta, basically a secret reserve-bottling and originally made just for the owners to drink, James Suckling was the first to taste it first and immediately gave the Parcelle 8 a great score: 98/100 points.

Complex and intense with a rare mineral quality for the hot 2020 vintage.

VARIETALS
100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2020

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Lapostolle Le Petit Clos de Clos Apalta

2021

Lapostolle Le Petit Clos de Clos Apalta

In 2014, Clos Apalta gave birth to its second wine, Le Petit Clos de Clos Apalta, in order to offer a different interpretation of this unique terroir, using the same grapes, but in different proportion, and offering young vines a chance to prove their worth before thay can make it into the Grand Vin.

The 2021 vintage was challenging as it brought a scenario of climatic disruptions and the development of the COVID-19 pandemic. The yields ended up being generous considering the challenges faced, and most importantly with grapes that produced wines of excellent quality.

“Le Petit Clos is a different interpretation of the Clos Apalta Terroir, using the mastery of blending that is the heart of the winemaking philosophy from the Domaines Bournet ”. – Jacques Begarie, Chief Winemaker.

Made with Organic Grapes and Biodynamic vineyard management.

   

For more info, visit Clos Apalta website.

VARIETALS
68% Carmenere, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2021

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Lapostolle Prelude Apalta (Clos Apalta 3rd wine)

2022

Lapostolle Prelude Apalta (Clos Apalta 3rd wine)

The Prelude to Clos Apalta is not just a wine; it is an overture to an enduring legacy. It is a wine crafted with the same meticulous care and attention that has defined three decades of winemaking in our vineyards. This wine is a harmonious blend of our dedication, knowledge, and respect for the land, serving as an invitation to a grander symphony that awaits.

Prelude is the third wine in the esteemed line up from Clos Apalta, offering a more approachable and youthful expression of the Apalta Valley terroir. Crafted with the same meticulous care as its counterparts, Clos Apalta and Le Petit Clos, Prelude serves as an inviting introduction to the estate’s winemaking philosophy.

“Prelude of Clos Apalta is a vibrant, fruit-driven red blend, showcasing Carménère’s spice and elegance with a modern, approachable style.” – Jacques Begarie, Chief Winemaker.

For more info, visit Clos Apalta website.

VARIETALS
53% Carmenere, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2022

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Root:1 Carménère Reserva

2022

Root:1 Carménère Reserva

The warm days and cool nights of this estate vineyard in Colchagua Valley provide the long growing season for the Carmenere grape to reach its maximum potential, producing a wine that is deep, dark and pleasantly fragrant.

“The lost grape of Bordeaux” comes home to Chile with this subtly spicy, refreshingly fruity example that showcases how delightfully dynamic Carmenere can truly be.

For more info, visit Root:1 website.

VARIETALS
85% Carménère, 15% Syrah

VINTAGE
2022

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