Le Petit Clos de Clos Apalta

Le Petit Clos de Clos Apalta bottle image

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.  Winter 2014 was considered as rainy in Apalta, with higher temperature compared to the previous season, moving from a minimum of 4.5C to 14.7 C maximum.  Spring 2014 had moderate temerapture allowing for good bud break and blooming.  

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Acclaim
“Blackberry, fresh herb, wet earth and tar aromas follow through to a full body, with powerful tannins and density yet an agile and polished, textured finish. The second wine of Clos Apalta.” (#98 of Top 100 Andean Wines of 2018)
— James Suckling, Dec 2018
“Blackberry, fresh herb, wet earth and tar aromas follow through to a full body, with powerful tannins and density yet an agile and polished, textured finish.”
— James Suckling, Mar 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
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
Average Vine Age:
90
Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:
Biodynamic-Demeter
Certified Vineyards:
Ceres
Certifying Organizations:
Demeter
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Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
Up to 5 weeks
Varietal composition:
49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Carménère, 4% 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
Length of aging before bottling:
8 months
Age of Aging Container:
New
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Analytical Data
No relevant data were found.
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Wine Production

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.

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