Clos Apalta - Valle de Apalta - Red - 2022

Wine:

The 2022 Red Clos Apalta – Valle de Apalta shows a deep red color with purple highlights. The nose is intense and complex, combining vibrant spices with aromas of red and black fruits, lifted by hints of graphite and cedar. On the palate, balance and concentration take the lead, carried by silky tannins and a lively structure that highlight the wine’s fruit and spice richness all the way through to a long, elegant finish.

Vinification:

Hand harvested grapes. Maceration for 4 to 5 weeks with manual punching down. Aged for 21 months in French oak barrels, 73% new and 27% previously used.

Color:

Bright ruby red with purple highlights.

Nose:

An intense, spicy nose, blending hints of red and black fruits, enhanced by a touch of graphite and cedar.

Palate:

A balanced and concentrated palate with refined tannins, carried by a lively structure that unfolds fruit and spice notes leading to a slender finish.

Temperature:

Serve at 14 to 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Beef rib steak or fillet with green pepper sauce, game birds, pheasant, partridge with cabbage, leg of lamb with herb crust.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2042

In the heart of Chile’s Colchagua Valley, 170 km south of Santiago, Casa Lapostolle is one of the country’s finest estates and its most precious flagship. Born of both Chilean and French culture, this winery founded in 1994 reveals the very best of South American terroirs.

With the help of consultant Michel Rolland, Clos Apalta was created in 1997, an elite wine at the head of the range, produced under strict biodynamic principles. Today, it stands among the greatest wines of the world, alongside Vega Sicilia, Penfolds and Opus One.

This recognition is well deserved for a country blessed with ideal conditions: cooled by ocean air, protected by the mountains, the vines enjoy a perfectly tempered climate. All that was missing was the talent to reveal them — and now it is done.

Regularly cited among the best wines in the world, Clos Apalta is the only South American wine ever ranked No. 1 by Wine Spectator.