Clos Apalta 2019
CRITIC REVIEWS
Georgina Hindle
A dark, brooding nose with hints of smoked meat and figs. Juicy and intense, you get power and acidity and poise. There is lots of finesse in this wine, you feel the step up from the second wine in the detail of the slightly grainy but very present tannins and the sculpting of the fruit - blackcurrants, red cherries, plums and balsamic touches. A real stylish element to this, its generous and giving but not too overtly. Its still rich and concentrated and you do get the 15% alcohol - but feels like theyve taken the foot off the pedal slightly allowing the different elements to shine in their own right. Smooth and totally seductive, the texture and the lingering slightly chalky element stays on the tongue while the fruit lasts and lasts. A lovely wine. This has one of the highest percentages of Carménère ever at 70% with 4% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Aged 24 months in French oak barrels (90% new) followed by one year in bottle. Biodynamic.
Luis Gutiérrez
There are some new wines (at least to me), including the 2019 Apalta, a red blend created to celebrate the creation of the Apalta appellation in 2018 with 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Syrah, 7% Carmenere and 5% Merlot that fermented in stainless steel and matured in oak (70%) and stainless steel (30%) barrels for 14 months. Its quite classical, combining ripeness, power and elegance, concentrated but fresh and with aging potential, remarkable for the price. 69,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in February 2021.
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