Le Petit Clos de Clos Apalta

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Wine Description

Le Petit Clos is a different interpretation of the Clos Apalta Terroir, using the mastery of blending that is the heart of the winemaking philosophy from the Domaines Bournet - Lapostolle.

"A tight and linear red with blackcurrant and blueberry character. Hints of iron and oyster shell. Medium to full body. Focused. Refined. The second wine of Clos Apalta."
— James Suckling, May 2017

BEST VALLEY CHOICE APALTA: “The decision on whether or not to make Le Petit Clos is made while the wine is aging and uses wines that may not have the structure or balance that Clos Apalta demands. This usually happens after the wine has spent about a year in barrels, and the portion that will go into Petit is removed and bottled (Clos spends at least 18 months in oak). This first vintage is much fruitier and juicier than its big brother. There are good structure and firm tannins here, but most of all there’s generous, enveloping ripe fruit and delicious acidity. Cellar this wine for at least 5 years.”
— Patricio Tapia, Jun 2018

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Vineyard name

Condor de Apalta

Soil composition

Colluvial granitic soils well decomposed over different layers of clay.

Training method

Espalier

Exposure:

Northern

Year vineyard planted:

1920

Harvest time:

March - April

First vintage of this wine:

2014

Bottles produced of this wine:

48,960

Average Vine Age:

Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:

Biodynamic-Demeter

Certified Vineyards:

Ceres

Certifying Organizations:

Demeter

Prefermentation Technique:

Native yeast

Time on its skins:

Up to 5 weeks

Varietal composition:

40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Carménère, 28% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot

Fermentation container:

French oak small vats

Maceration technique:

Gentle manual punch down

Fining agent:

Not fined, cold stabilized or filtered.

Type of aging container:

Barrels

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

8 months

Age of Aging Container:

New

pH level:

3.6

Alcohol:

14.5 %

Residual sugar:

2.8 g/L

Our Petit Clos was hand harvested in small cases of 14 kilos. The grapes are then hand de-stemmed in our Clos Apalta Winery so we maintain complete control of the quality. We fill our fermentation French oak vats by gravity. We use native yeast to ferment the grape juice into wine, with temperature control max. 28° C. We estate bottled the wine by gravity without any treatment or filtration.

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. This geography is responsible for the conditions that ensure balance for our vines and a slow ripening for the grapes.

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