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2019 CLOS APALTA 99PTS
“There’s no doubt that Clos Apalta is one of the world’s greatest red wines.” James Suckling
The powerful 99pt 2019 Clos Apalta from Chile’s Casa Lapostolle is a stunner, an elegantly crafted Bordeaux-style blend offering
layers of dark plush fruit with rippling, juicy tannins on a lengthy finish, a perennial B-21 favorite that’s guaranteed to sell
out quickly at our best on the market pricing.
Arriving in the Colchagua Valley in 1994, French Grand Marnier heiress Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de
Bournet were inspired by the exceptional Chilean terroir to craft a world class wine, tapping into the winemaking expertise of
renowned French oenologist Michel Rolland to lead the restoration of the century old vineyards and construction of a new state of
the art winery. Releasing this 22nd vintage now under the direction of their son Charles-Henri de Bournet, Clos Apalta is the only
South American wine ever to garner the coveted #1 spot on the Wine Spectator’s Top 100, named an astounding five times to the list
and regularly earning “classic” ratings of 95 pts. and above. Sourced mainly from two blocks of old vines planted in a myriad of
granitic soils in the 1920’s, the biodynamically farmed Clos Apalta vineyards are in the shadow of the towering coastal Cordillera
Mountains, protected from the searing sun while enjoying a cool maritime mist most mornings that creates optimal conditions for
ripening Carmenere while maintaining its freshness and acidity. Blending mostly Carmenere with Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and a
little Petit Verdot, winemaker Jacques Begarie aged the 99 pt. 2019 Clos Apalta for 24 months in 90% new French oak barrels before
bottling without filtering or fining, yielding lush complexity and hedonistic richness with age-worthy structure placing it among
the world’s greatest wines.
Celebrating the estate’s decades of success on its 20th anniversary, Clos Apalta’s Charles-Henri de Bournet declared “this is no
time for complacency” – reflecting the estate’s never-ending drive for perfection, the outstanding 99 pt. 2019 Clos Apalta is
equally appealing to those who already know it well and any lover of bold reds looking to explore the top tier of Chilean wines at
an outstanding value.
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2019 CLOS APALTA
A generous array of ripe black and blue fruit with pink peppercorns, green olives, dried flowers, toffee and chocolate orange.
It’s full-bodied with firm, creamy and velvety tannins. Long and polished....
99 points, James Suckling (Jun 2022)
375ml (OWC‑12) - Compare at: $64.99
E-Code "ESAVE": $59.98
750ml (OWC‑6) - Reg: $119.99
E-Code "ESAVE": $109.98
1.5L (OWC‑1) - Compare at: $249.99
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Expires Monday, January 22, 2024.
2020 CLOS APALTA
A really refined, expressive and layered Clos Apalta with fine olives, incense, cigar box, cocoa powder, Spanish chocolate, pencil
shavings, graphite and fine spices. Juicy, bright and full-bodied palate...
99 points, Zekun Shuai, James Suckling (Apr 2023)
375ml (OWC‑12) - Compare at: $69.99
E-Code "ESAVE": $62.98
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750ml (OWC‑6) - Compare at: $124.99
E-Code "ESAVE": $117.98
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1.5L (OWC‑1) - Compare at: $259.99
E-Code "ESAVE": $239.98
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3L (OWC‑1) - Compare at: $549.99
E-Code "ESAVE": $469.98
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Expires Monday, January 22, 2024.
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