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Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

Named to honor the family’s legacy of fine wines and spirits dating back to 1827, the Cuvée Alexandre wines are produced entirely from Apalta estate grapes. Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon, the flagship of the line, is a global benchmark of quality for the variety.

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Wine Production

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.

Tasting Notes

Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and expressive, with intense aromas of ripe fruit, fresh cherry, black currant, and light toast. It boasts a velvety palate with persistent tannins and a lingering finish. It is a unique wine true to its origin, a classic expression of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Food Pairing

Drink now with a lamb shank with herbs or a pork chop with mustard and honey, or cellar for many years.

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Wine Production

Tasting Notes

Food Pairing

Drink now with a lamb shank with herbs or a pork chop with mustard and honey, or cellar for many years.

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Organic Practices

Biodynamic Practices

Woman-Led

POINTS

“A fresh nose full of fruit. Dark cherries, fresh blueberries, spices, crushed stones and olives. A touch of graphite, too. Well-structured and vertical on the palate, but there is also fluidity in the center palate filled with fruit. Tight grip of crunchy tannins at the end before a long, fruit-expressive finish.”

James Suckling

POINTS

The 2022 Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon strikes a desirable balance between soft, creamy approachability and a serious expression of its origins. On the nose, red and black fruits blend with fresh rosemary and sage aromas, all framed with judicious new oak. The palate is rich and layered, embracing the lavish house profile while retaining a deftness and purity that carries through to the elegant, refined finish.

POINTS

“This full-bodied Cabernet has a nose of cranberries, blackberries and herbs. Fruity and fresh, it offers integrated notes of wood spices that enhance dark berry flavors, leading to a lengthy finish.”

POINTS

“The purple-hued 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvée Alexander originates from Apalta in the Colchagua Valley. It offers aromas of cassis and pepper, accompanied by a layer of mint and balsamic with hints of black tea. Indulgent, abundant and juicy, the rich palate is balanced with fine-grained tannins. This is a savory, ripe Cabernet from Colchagua.”

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:

El Condor de Apalta

Soil composition:

Granitic origin

Training method:

Espalier

Exposure:

Northern

Year vineyard planted:

1920

Harvest time:

March - April

First vintage of this wine:

1996

Bottles produced of this wine:

96,900

Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:

Biodynamic-Demeter

Certified Vineyards:

Ceres

Winemaking & Aging

Time on its skins:

3-5 Weeks

Varietal composition:

88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Carmenere, 2% Petit Verdot

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Maceration technique:

Wild yeast

Fining agent:

None

Type of aging container:

Barrels

Size of aging container:

225L

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

14 months

Age of Aging Container:

17% new , 35% in second use 48% third and fourth use

Total SO2:

Analytical Data

pH level:

3.65

Acidity:

3.75 g/L

Alcohol:

14.5 %

Dry extract:

34.2 g/L

Total SO2:

Residual sugar:

3.8 g/L

About the Vineyard

The Apalta DO lies within a projection of the Coastal Cordillera, a small mountain range of decomposed granite between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean within the Colchagua Valley. The family’s estate – the ‘Clos’ – is protected by a horseshoe-shaped mountain that shelters vines from the extreme influences of the Andes and Pacific.

The hills provide relief from the afternoon sun in summer, creating slightly cooler conditions than the rest of the valley. Below, the Tinguiririca River cuts along the valley, providing natural drainage for winter rains. Here, conditions are perfect for elegant, complex wines with great structure, depth, color, and aging potential.

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