Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Description
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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Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
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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.
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.
