2017 Clos Apalta Valle de Apalta XX Anniversary Vintage

An exceptional Carménère blend featuring barely ripe red fruits, balsamic notes, tapenade, chocolate, floral hints, and baking spices.

Producer

Clos Apalta

Region

Colchagua Valley, Rapel Valley

Country

Chile

Varietal

Carménère

Varietal Composition

48% Carménère, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot

Specifications

2017

Vintage

2037

Drink By

15

%

ABV

Vinification

Aged for 27 months in French oak (85% new), and bottled unfined and unfiltered

Occasional wine note

Wow! This is the best Carménère blend we've ever had. Barely ripe red fruits, with hints of balsamic, tapenade, chocolate, flowers and baking spices. There is a whole lot going on here. Brilliant!

What experts say about this wine

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James Suckling

What a stunning nose of crushed berries, fresh flowers, sandalwood and light vineyard dust. Black olives, too. Very complex. Full-bodied with a beautiful, dense palate of blackberries, chocolate, walnuts and cigar box. Fantastic length and composure. The tannin just rolls over the palate. Very structured. The most classically structured wine ever from here. Goes on for minutes. Outrageous and so polished.

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Wine Advocate

The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot from organic and biodynamic certified vineyards on granite soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts for four to five weeks, with manual punch-down of the cap, mostly in 7,500-liter French oak vats and 18% in new French barrique. Malolactic was in new French oak barrels, and the élevage lasted for 27 months in 85% new barrels and 15% second use. This is always a powerful, big and ripe wine that is regularly 15% alcohol, reflecting a warm and ripe place. The 2017 is no exception, perhaps a riper and more powerful wine than the 2016. It's still very young and marked by the élevage, with abundant balsamic aromas and notes from the wood—spice and smoke with an ashy touch. It seems quite marked by the character of the Carmenere. The tannins are quite round and polished, and the flavors are pungent and powerful. It's a full-bodied wine to age in in bottle and enjoy in its 10th birthday with powerful food.

pairing recommendation

Lamb

Pork

Duck

Stews & Soups

Eggplant

Peppers

Hard Cheeses

Mushroom

2017 Clos Apalta Valle de Apalta XX Anniversary Vintage

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Vivino Rating
4.6

2017 Clos Apalta Valle de Apalta XX Anniversary Vintage

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