Clos Apalta

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A world class Blend in the Bordeaux tradition. The Earth offers is up and we respect the gift. Winter 2014 was considered as rainy in Apalta, with higher temperatures compared to the previous season, moving from a minimum of 4,5°C to 14,7°C maximum. This translate into 0.5°C more than the 2014 period. Spring 2014 had moderate temperatures allowing good bud break and blooming, been both very homogeneous. Summer was more temperate than usual, with some heat waves that lasted for 5 consecutive days in January. This season Colchagua registered the higher growing degree days’ sum of the last three periods, due mainly to the high temperatures registered towards the end of summer, made of March the warmest of the last decades. However, grapes showed excellent quality when picked with a good aromatic expression and good tannic structure.

“Hailing from the relatively warmer Colchagua Valley, this includes a bit of Carmenere. Full-bodied with ripe black fruit, it showed ‘velvety chocolate flavors punctuated by savory notes of herbal tea, soy and umami,’ observed Schatz. It’s still somewhat youthful; and chewy tannins and flavors of, ‘black cherry, vanilla, spice and tobacco’ will evolve and integrate with time, Landa predicted.”
— Beverage Media, Nov 2019

“Despite the warm and dry character of the year, I find the 2015 Clos Apalta, a blend of 57% Carménère, 26% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, to be less marked by the Carménère and with more integrated oak and better freshness. There is more Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. It's spicy and herbal while ripe and powerful, full-bodied and with plenty of dusty tannins. It has a strong personality, and I find more balance here.”
— Wine Advocate, Sep 2018

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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:

Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:

Biodynamic-Demeter

Certified Vineyards:

Ceres

Certifying Organizations:

Demeter

Prefermentation Technique:

100% native yeast

Varietal composition:

46% Carménère, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc

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

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Our winemaking philosophy is to reflect the terroir from Apalta by crafting a wine based in Carmenère. 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.

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.

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