Clos Apalta 2018
Clos Apalta 2018
Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle
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TASTING NOTES
COLOR
Deep and inky purple red robe with dark blue edges.
NOSE
The nose is intense, spicy overlapping with layers of red and black fruit, and cedar notes.
PALATE
Elegant tannins open towards a mid-palate that combines finesse and concentration, round and fresh. Exceptionally long finish.
VINTAGE REPORT
APPELATION
Apalta.
BLEND
64% Carmenère, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot.
HARVEST
March 13th to May 11th.
GROWING CONDITIONS
2018 vintage gave a generous production, healthy, of excellent flavor, with relatively moderate alcohol levels and more freshness.
The season began with a cold and rainy winter 2017, which allowed for sufficient accumulation of water in the soil and an adequate sum of cold hours. Spring 2017 did not register significant frosts and continued with good temperature and luminosity conditions, allowing excellent shooting and flowering. From December 2017 and until mid-February 2018, the maximum temperatures were moderate throughout the central zone and in particular in Apalta, which determined a prolonged fruit setting and maturation. After the second fortnight of February 2018 there was a temperature rise, with temperatures above 35°C, accelerating the processes of maturation on early varieties. March was fresh, which allowed for a slow accumulation of sugars without a great loss of acidity, which are both key in wines of great balance. Autumn did not bring any rain allowing later varieties to be harvested at optimal maturation.
It will be remembered as one of the greatest cold vintages of the 21st century in Chile.
AWARDS AND SCORES
Vintage 2018
“A true expression of its origin”
Charles de Bournet
CLOS APALTA
A glass of Clos Apalta opens the doors to a dream. Just retreat into yourself and listen to what it has to offer you. First of all, there is a kind of poetry to its colors, like an iridescent indigo dress with carmine reflections in its folds, then the texture, soft as a summer evening, and lastly, its bouquet; a cascade of aromas, black cherry, blackberry, leather, spices, mocha and cocoa...Take a deep breath and let the smell send shivers down your spine. Then, let yourself be carried away by the fine elegance of its tannins. In this way, slowly, Clos Apalta tells you its history, its terroir, its varietals and its education.
Clos Apalta knows what it is impressing on you – an emotional outburst and sensual vibrations which make sure it is never forgotten.
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