Lapostolle

Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

Sourced from our own vineyards, Cuvée Alexandre wines express our dedication to quality and the expression of the Terroir of Lapostolle Wines Vintage 2016 is characterized for a late beginning, due to the “Fenómeno del Niño” that began in 2015 with dry conditions and a cooler spring that delayed bud break. Summer started hot as usual but later it brought clouds and colder days so the maturity of the grapes was delayed. The conditions were exceptional to keep good levels of intensity in our Cabernet Sauvignon parcels in Apalta.

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Wine Production

As a general winemaking philosophy, in our Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon we look for elegance, balance and ageing potential. To express the terroir of Apalta is our mission; so, our winemaking philosophy remains very natural a process with minimal intervention. Our key points are 100% hand harvest in small cases of 14 kilos, strict fruit selection by 100% optical state of the art grape selection. Gentle extraction methods and a judicious use of oak to preserve the fruit but integrate the complexity that a wine of this quality deserves.

Tasting Notes

Colour: Intense and deep red colour with purple edges.

Nose: Expressive and intense with cassis and black currant aromas.

Palate: Elegant with round and persistent tannins, with fresh cherry along with a light toast flavour.

Food Pairing

Keep for many years or decant and serve at 16°C (60°F). High
flavouring dishes as lamb shank with herbs or pork fillet with mustard and honey.

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Wine Production

Tasting Notes

Colour: Intense and deep red colour with purple edges.

Nose: Expressive and intense with cassis and black currant aromas.

Palate: Elegant with round and persistent tannins, with fresh cherry along with a light toast flavour.

Food Pairing

Keep for many years or decant and serve at 16°C (60°F). High
flavouring dishes as lamb shank with herbs or pork fillet with mustard and honey.

Brand Materials

Tech Sheet Bottle Shot Acclaim

Organic Practices

Biodynamic Practices

Woman-Led

POINTS

“This is wonderfully polished and refined with a sexy tannin texture that caresses your palate. Medium-to-full-bodied and very refined and polished, showing such elegance, focus and roundness.” (#39)

James Suckling

POINTS

“This is wonderfully polished and refined with a sexy tannin texture that caresses your palate. Medium-to full-bodied and very refined and polished, showing such elegance, focus and roundness.”

James Suckling

POINTS

BEST VALLEY CHOICE/ APALTA: “The records indicate that this vineyard was planted in the most traditional Apalta zone, called El Cóndor, around 1920. The terrain is flat and the soils are “maicillo”, a kind of weathered granite that imparts sharp, piercing tension to the wine. But 2016 was also a cold and rainy year, so the grapes had to be harvested before the Easter Week deluge, and that accentuated the freshness in a wine with delicious red fruit. This wine is for lamb chops, or at least 3 years in the cellar.”

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Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:

Condor de Apalta

Soil composition:

Granitic origin

Training method:

Espalier

Exposure:

Northern

Year vineyard planted:

1920

Harvest time:

March - April

First vintage of this wine:

1996

Bottles produced of this wine:

85,128

Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:

Biodynamic-Demeter

Certified Vineyards:

Ceres

Winemaking & Aging

Time on its skins:

Up to 4 weeks

Varietal composition:

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Maceration technique:

Wild yeast

Type of aging container:

Barrels

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

14 months

Age of Aging Container:

13% new , 30% in second use 57% third and fourth use

About the Vineyard

Apalta is located 170 Kilometres South West of Santiago in the Colchagua Valley. The Vineyard is situated on a North to South exposure, which is quite rare in Chile. Apalta has special meso- climate that is different from the rest of Colchagua Valley. Its climate could be described as semi- arid Mediterranean; with a winter only rainy season and a long dry summer season.

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