Voted ‘Wine of the Year’ by Wine Spectator in 2008, the 2005 Clos Apalta is a blend of 42% Carménère, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. The nose is exuberant and complex, filled with plums, black cherries, dry figs, dark chocolate cocoa and a touch of violet. On the palate, this is a well-balanced and elegant wine, which has a bright attack followed by round, velvety and polished tannins filling the mid-palate and leading to a rich, long-lasting finish.
Producer Information
Everything starts in 1994 when Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet first arrived in Chile’s Colchagua Valley. They quickly realized its potential for producing world-class wines. This ideal setting, which was revitalized in 1995, was home to vines originating from pre-phylloxera rootstock brought from Bordeaux in the middle of XIX century. Member of a renowned family that has been dedicated for several generations to the production of high-quality spirits and wines, Alexandra with legendary wine expertise, brought exceptional French winemaking practices to Chile and pioneered the development of fine quality wines from the region. Today it is Charles de Bournet Marnier Lapostolle, seventh generation of the family, who holds the reins of the Winery. Together with him is Jacques Begarie, Technical Director & Winemaker, under the advice of the famous winemaker Michel Rolland, who is personally involved in the whole production of Clos Apalta.
