Lapostolle Grand Selection Merlot

Lapostolle Grand Selection Merlot

Wine Description

The mission of the Grand Selection Tier is to capture the freshness of the fruit. Young, expressive, bright, and vivid are defining characteristics of Lapostolle Grand Selection wines.

Apalta in autumn
Lapostolle
Lapostolle Winery
Andrea Leon
Charles de Bournet
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Acclaim
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Rapel Valley
Vineyard name
Las Kuras Vineyard
Soil composition
Alluvial and Colluvial origin
Training method
Espalier
Harvest time:
March - April
First vintage of this wine:
2005
Bottles produced of this wine:
4,850
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold maceration
Varietal composition:
86% Merlot, 12% Syrah, 2% Petit Verdot
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days days
Fermentation temperature:
24- 28 ºC °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
5 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.59
Acidity:
3.55 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Residual sugar:
2.44 g/L
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Wine Production

The grapes were carefully harvested and transported to the winery. We obtained clean and pure fruit with strict quality control thanks to the state of the art technology, our Vistalys optical berries selection. Then all the grapes were macerated up to 4 weeks to extract structure and color. During maceration, the fermentation lasted about 2 weeks in 100% stainless steel tanks, at 24-28°C. After maceration 55% of the wine was aged in French oak barrels for 5 months to give an extra layer of complexity while keeping the fruit expression. The remaining 45% was aged in stainless steel tanks; The result is great fruit with a fresh and pleasant palate. The wine was slightly filtered and clarified before the bottling.

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About the Vineyard

Rapel Valley is located in the central part of Chile, including the sub Valleys of Cachapoal and Colchagua. It exhibits a semi–arid Mediterranean climate with a winter only rainfall pattern. During the growing season, we have warm and dry days and pleasantly cool nights as a result of cold breezes coming from the Andes Mountains.