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Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta(2000)
- Winery:
- Casa Lapostolle
- Varietal:
- Region:
- Chile > Central Valley > Rapel Valley
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- smooth, color descriptors, dark fruit, spice, spicy, fruit, decant, big, resinous, rich
Grape Varieties: 84% Carmenere-Merlot, 16% Cabernet
Color: Deep ruby with purple shadows.
Nose: Very fresh and intense pure fruit. Aromas of ripe blueberries and concentrated black fruit dominate on an inviting, full and complex nose.
Mouth: Plum on the palate, with toasty oak supporting firm acidity and integrated tannins. An elegant, well balanced, wine with deep, rich fruit, fine polish and a long finish.
Color: Deep ruby with purple shadows.
Nose: Very fresh and intense pure fruit. Aromas of ripe blueberries and concentrated black fruit dominate on an inviting, full and complex nose.
Mouth: Plum on the palate, with toasty oak supporting firm acidity and integrated tannins. An elegant, well balanced, wine with deep, rich fruit, fine polish and a long finish.
- Jancis Robinson
- 17/20
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May 2008
- Quite remarkably glowing deep crimson. Extremely full-blown, almost dangerously full-blown, expression of ripe Merlot with a lively, racy topnote and saved from blowsiness by a slightly inky finish. Very difficult to spit this one out though I would guess it will be one of the fastest developing Clos Apaltas, the newish top wine of Casa Lapostolle. Drink over the next three or four years.
- Wine Advocate # 159
- Jun-05
- 92/100
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April 2008
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June 2007
- Number 3 of Wine Spectator's 2003 Top 100 Wines! Color: The color is intense and the density is readily apparent. Aroma: The bouquet provides an explosion of red fruit, blackberry, black cherry and vibrant notes of raspeberry. The oak aging contributes a toasted vanilla and balsamic-like element in the nose. Then, instead of dispersing, all the scents blend together to give greater complexity, precious wood and cedar notes. Flavor: In the mouth, the first impression is density and volume. The wine is round, full and very concentrated. Slowly, a gentle tannic structure appears which read more...
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0 - Jeroboam13
- September 2007
- Great wine for an amazing winegrowing region
