Clos Apalta - Valle de Apalta - Le Petit Clos - Red - 2022

Wine:

The 2022 Red Le Petit Clos – Valle de Apalta displays a deep red color with black cherry highlights. The nose impresses with its intensity, blending red fruit aromas, spice, and oak that shows through in gentle nuances. On the palate, ripe red fruits unfold over a complex structure, supported by lively tannins, leading to a long, persistent finish.

Vinification:

Hand harvested in small 12kg crates, then destemmed by hand. Fermented with indigenous yeasts at a maximum temperature of 30°C. Macerated for up to 6 weeks with gentle stirring. Natural malolactic fermentation and aging in new oak barrels for 6 months. After the first selection of wines and racking, aging for 18 months in 42% new oak barrels and 58% second-use wood.

Certified organic and biodynamic agriculture.

Color:

Intense ruby red with purple highlights.

Nose:

An expressive nose of red fruits, enhanced by spices and a mellow woodiness with hints of sweet spices.

Palate:

Ripe red fruits carried by a complex structure with lively tannins, stretching out into a long and persistent palate.

Temperature:

Serve at 14 to 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

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

Cellar aging:

From now until 2040

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.