![Casa Lapostolle "Clos Apalta" (Colchagua Valley, Chile) [library Wine] - [ws 96] [we 94] [rp 91] [ag 91]](/static/thumbs/9/a/9a651184bf776e976a0cc3bd33138803a515ef86.png)
Casa Lapostolle "Clos Apalta" (Colchagua Valley, Chile) [library Wine] - [ws 96] [we 94] [rp 91] [ag 91]
42% Carmenere, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 from Colchagua Valley, Chile
| Vintage: | 2005 |
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| Winery: | Casa Lapostolle |
| Description: | The 2005 Vintage Was Wine Spectator's #1 Wine Of 2008!. About This Wine:. Our winemaking philosophy is to respect the purity of the fruit that comes from our very best blocks in Apalta. A truly hand crafted wine, we nurture our vines and attend to every detail to preserve the potential of the grapes. We hand harvest the fruit very early in the morning in small cases. The grapes are 100% hand destemmed in our Clos Apalta Winery so we maintain complete control of the quality. We fill our French oak tanks by gravity. Then nature does its work, allowing native. yeasts that slowly ferment the must into wine with temperature control less than 28°c. Manual pigeages during the fermentation and skin contact is done depending on the variety. We rack the young new wine straight into 100% new French oak barrels by gravity. Malolactic-fermentation happens in barrels, where the wine stays for 24 months, ageing patiently. The wine is bottled by gravity without any treatment or filtration. Appelation. Region/District: Colchagua Valley, Chile. Grape Variety: 42% Carmenere, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot. Harvest. Hand-harvested from the 8th of April, in small baskets of 13-15 kg. Coming from non irrigated 60 years old vines. The 2004-2005 season began with a dry winter and a cold, cloudy spring. These conditions explain the delay in the budding and flowering periods, which were nearly two weeks late. Summer was quite normal and dry but during the last two weeks of February temperatures climbed, which had the effect of correcting the delays observed during the early stages of growth. The temperature decreased in March slowing down the ripening process but the month of April was exceptionally hot. Despite this, most of the harvest began later than in 2004, making this 2005 a late vintage. Vinification. 100% of the grapes were hand de-stemmed. 100% of the wine was produced and bottled by gravity in our Clos Apalta Winery. The must went to 6 days cold skin contact prior to fermentation in French oak vats of 75hl. Must was fermented by wild yeasts for 10 days at 28°c followed by a 7 to 20 days post-fermentation maceration depending on the variety. The wine was aged for 24 months in 100 % new French oak barrels. Unfined and unfiltered. What Does It Taste Like?. Color: Intense inked dark red with purple hints. Nose: Exuberant and complex, with red and black fruit such as plums, black cherries combined with currant, berries, dry figs with black cocoa and a violet touch. Sweet spices like clover and vanilla give an elegant touch towards the finish. Mouth: Well balanced, an elegant wine which has a bright attack followed by round, velvety and polished tannins filling the mid palate and a rich long lasting finish. Service And Pairing: Decant for 3 hours and enjoy at room temperature (16 to 18°c). Ideal companion for game, lamb, and entrecote fillet. Also good with rich cocoa chocolate desserts. |
| Price: | $ 199.97 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Artisan Wine Depot
| Address: |
400 A Villa Street Mountain View, CA 94041 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 877-946-3730 |
| Telephone (regular): | 650-969-3511 |
| Fax: | 888-866-9896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on March 7, 2019.
This product was inactivated June 6, 2022.
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