Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon

Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon bottle image

Wine Description

Sourced from our own vineyards, Cuvée Alexandre wines express our dedication to quality and the expression of the Terroir of Lapostolle Wines.

Apalta in autumn
Lapostolle
Lapostolle Winery
Andrea Leon
Charles de Bournet
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Acclaim
“A very complex cabernet with violet, blackcurrant and lavender character. Some mint. Full body, firm and velvety tannins and a cedar and hazelnut finish. Made from biodynamically grown grapes.”
— James Suckling, Mar 2018
“This wine is from very old cabernet sauvignon vines planted on gravel soils in 1940 in the El Cóndor Vineyard in Apalta. The power of those old vines and the concentrated fruit they yield is palpable in this spicy and somewhat herbal cabernet generous in tart black fruit.”
— Patricio Tapia, Jun 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Condor de Apalta
Soil composition
Granitic origin
Training method
Espalier
Year vineyard planted:
1920
Harvest time:
March - April
First vintage of this wine:
1996
Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:
Biodynamic-Demeter
Certified Vineyards:
Ceres
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Winemaking & Aging
Time on its skins:
Up to 4 weeks
Varietal composition:
88 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Syrah, 4% Cabernet Franc
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Maceration technique:
Wild yeast
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
14 months
Age of Aging Container:
13% new , 30% in second use 57% third and fourth use
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Alcohol:
14.5% %
Residual sugar:
3.7 g/L
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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 85% optical state of the art grape selection, Vistalys and 15% hand de-stemming of the grapes. Gentle extraction methods and a judicious use of oak to preserve the fruit but integrate the complexity that a wine of this quality deserves.
 

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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.