Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot

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.

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Wine Production

Express the terroir of Apalta is our mission; so, our winemaking philosophy remains a very natural process with minimal intervention. Our key points are 100% hand harvest in small cases of 14 kilos, strict fruit selection by 94% optical state of the art grape selection by Vistalys and 6% hand de-stemming of the grapes. Fermentation was done with native yeast and there were gentle extraction methods during maceration and a judicious use of oak to preserve the fruit but integrate the complexity that a wine of this quality deserves.

Tasting Notes

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot sports aromas of cherry, strawberry, plum, vanilla, and herbs. The medium-bodied palate is silky and elegant.

Food Pairing

Enjoy with beet and goat cheese salad, pasta dishes, or poultry such as turkey. Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot can also be cellared for several years.

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.

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Wine Production

Tasting Notes

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot sports aromas of cherry, strawberry, plum, vanilla, and herbs. The medium-bodied palate is silky and elegant.

Food Pairing

Enjoy with beet and goat cheese salad, pasta dishes, or poultry such as turkey. Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Merlot can also be cellared for several years.

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Sustainably Farmed

Organic

Biodynamic

Female-Led

POINTS

“A fresh and vibrant merlot with racy plums, cherries, olives and touches of pencil shavings, iron and cumin. Medium-to full-bodied with fine-grained tannins and a crunchy, fresh finish. Pretty long and fruity. Textbook-quality merlot.”

James Suckling

POINTS

“This 2022 Merlot Cuvée Alexandre is sourced from Apalta in the Colchagua Valley. It delivers the expected ripe varietal character, with cherry and spices set against a balsamic backdrop. Dry and juicy, with reactive, structured tannins, it leaves a fairly clingy mouthfeel with a lingering balsamic whiff. It will certainly darken in bottle, but it will also soften over time.”

POINTS

“Pairing Merlot with 15% Carmenere, a grape with which It was once confused, this is a ripe, fleshy, full-bodied red that reflects a preference for late picking. Chewy, firm and slightly figgy, it has subtle 9% new oak, savoury tobacco leaf tannins and mulberry and sweet spice flavours.”

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard name:

El Condor de Apalta

Soil composition:

Granitic origin

Training method:

Espalier

Exposure:

Northern

Harvest time:

March - April

First vintage of this wine:

1997

Bottles produced of this wine:

33,600

Certified Eco-Friendly Practices:

Biodynamic-Demeter

Winemaking & Aging

Prefermentation Technique:

Cold maceration

Time on its skins:

Up to 4 weeks

Varietal composition:

85% Merlot, 14% Carmenere, 1% Petit Verdot

Fermentation container:

Stainless steel tanks

Maceration technique:

Gentle extraction

Type of aging container:

Barrels

Type of oak:

French

Length of aging before bottling:

14 months

Age of Aging Container:

5% new , 21% second year , 74% third and four year

Analytical Data

pH level:

3.54

Acidity:

3.85 g/L

Alcohol:

14.5 %

Residual sugar:

2.19 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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