Clos Apalta

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Wine Description

A world class Blend in the Bordeaux tradition.  The Earth offers is up and we respect the gift.

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Acclaim
“This was the Wine of the Year for the Wine Spectator in 2008 and I voted for it! Full body, fresh and focused with gorgeous fruit and and spices. Such transparency. So very young now. A blend of 42% carmenere, 28% cabernet sauvignon, 26% merlot and 4% petit Verdot.”
— James Suckling, Apr 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Condor de Apalta
Soil composition
Colluvial granitic soils, lightly textured with layers of clay.
Training method
Espalier
Exposure:
Northern
Year vineyard planted:
1920
First vintage of this wine:
1997
Bottles produced of this wine:
62,388
Average Vine Age:
90
Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:
Biodynamic-Demeter
Certified Vineyards:
Ceres
Certifying Organizations:
Demeter
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
100% native yeast
Varietal composition:
48% Carménère, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot
Fermentation container:
French oak vats
Fermentation temperature:
Lower than 28ºC °F
Maceration technique:
Manual punch downs to extract compounds
Fining agent:
Not fined, cold stabilized or filtered.
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
26 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
Length of bottle aging:
12 months
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Analytical Data
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Wine Production

Our winemaking philosophy is to reflect the terroir from Apalta by crafting a wine based in Carmenère. 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 in small cases of 14 kilos. The grapes are 100% hand de-stemmed in our Clos Apalta Winery so we maintain complete control of the quality. 95% of grapes were fermented in our French oak vats while 5% was fermented In new French oak barrels.

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About the Vineyard

Apalta is located at 170 Kilometers South West from Santiago in the Colchagua Valley. The Vineyard is situated on a North to South exposure, which is quite rare in Chile. The Tinguiririca river rests on one side and the hills from the Coastal Cordillera surround the vineyard like a horseshoe.