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Clos Apalta kuulub Prantsuse perekonnale Marnier-Lapostolle, kes muuhulgas omab ka likööritootjat Grand Marnier. Mõisa esivein Clos Apalta esimene aastakäik oli 1997. Väga ühikese ajaga on vein saavutanud uskumatu edu. Clos Apalta on olnud korduvalt Wine Spectatori Top 100s, sealhulgas kolm korda Top 3s hulgas ning ainukese Lõuna-Ameerika veinina ka ühe korra esikohal.

Clos Apalta asub Colchagua orus, 200 km Santiagost lõunas. Veiniaedu haritakse ja veini valmistatakse orgaanilisi ja biodünaamilisi printsiipe järgides. Carmenere ja Cabernet Sauvignoni veinipuud on pookimata prephylloxera aegsed, istutatud 1920. Vein on valmistatud enamuses Carmenere (65-70%) ja väiksemates osades Cabernet Sauvignon ja Merlot viinamarjadest. Matseratsioon kestab 5-6 nädalat, 90% veinist kääritatakse 75hl suurustes Prantsuse tammemahutites ja 10% veinist kääritatakse 100% uutes Prantsuse barrique tammevaatides, rakendatakse ka “punch down” meetodit, käärimise temperatuur ei ületa 28 kraadi. Pärast alkoholkäärimist laagerdub vein 24 kuud Prantsuse tammevaatides, 75% uutes ja 25% kord varem kasutatud, malolaktiline käärimine samades Prantsuse tammevaatides.

Aroomis on tunda küpseid punaseid ja musti marju, ploome, punaseid kirsse, kuivatatud viigimarju, mustikaid ja õrnalt musta pipart. Tanniinid on siidised ja lihvitud, pikk ja rikkalik järelmaitse. Aastane toodang on 5000 kasti. Soovitav on vein kindlasti dekanteerida ning serveerida 16-18 kraadi juures. Toitudest sobib ideaalselt metsloomalihaga, lambaga ning erinevate steikidega, samuti rohke kakaosisaldusega šokolaadi magustoitudega.

“The carmenere character is more obvious and confidently transparent this year, but in a really complex and layered way. Cedar, black olives, graphite, paprika and hints of pepper and iodine. It’s well rounded, with a light sanguine note to the ripe fruit. The tannins are fine-grained yet polished. The lengthy finish doesn’t want to stop. 68% carmenere, 22% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot. Drink from 2027.” James Suckling 99 points

“The Grand Vin 2022 Clos Apalta checks in as 68% Carménère, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Merlot that spent two years in 70% new French oak. Smoking notes of black raspberries, leafy herbs, iron, and violet carry to a brilliantly balanced, seamless, medium to full-bodied red that has ultra-fine tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It’s an absolutely sensational red from this team that comes close to topping out my scale. I love it today yet see no reason it shouldn’t evolve for 15+ years.” Jeb Dunnuck 99 points

“The 2022 Clos Apalta is 68% Carménère, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot from Apalta. This aged primarily in French oak vats with 10% of the blend in 225-liter Bordeaux barrels. It opens with black fruit, a delicate ash note, underbrush, boldo and gentle spice over subtle oak. Blueberry, blackberry and sour cherry aromas complete the aromatic profile. On the palate, this is dry for the house style, with medium structure, refined grip and juicy flow. The finish is long and finely tuned. This vintage offers a more restrained version of Clos Apalta. It’s less opulent than usual but with captivating nuance and poise. The 2022 is a terroir-driven response to a cooler year.” Antonio Galloni Vinous 98 points

“Gorgeous nose, pixelated, not shouting but lovely expressions of dried herbs, toast, some sweet spices, blackcurrant and crystalline blue fruit and lead pencil. Broad and structured but so graceful with delicate and grippy tannins that fill the mouth and leave a coating of powdery, graphite edge chalkiness. Compact but sculpted, you can feel the muscles here with both ripe and cooling elements. Precise and characterful. Juicy as well as mouthwatering with a depth that is so captivating. Linear and straight but still with grip and intensity. A knockout wine! Ageing 21 months in 73% new oak, 27 two-year-old French oak 225l barrels. 3.78pH. Cooler and drier conditions than in 2021 with lots of sun and light and excellent sanitary conditions although 35% lower yields. Harvested on March 11.” Decanter 96 points

“Deep ruby colour, confident unrolling of cocoa bean, intense liqourice root, espresso, smoked caramel, creamy blackberry fruits, black pepper and baking spice. This has lift and grip, full of life and welcome. 78% new oak for ageing, Andrea Léon technical director, organically farmed.” Jane Anson 95 points

“A particularly pretty and floral expression of Clos Apalta, the 2022 Clos Apalta is beautifully lush and expressive on the nose, combining a deep core of black and blue fruit aromas with pencil lead, camphor and bramble accents, developing dried purple flower notes that continue to gain volume with aeration. The palate displays the house’s quintessentially lavish yet graceful style before concluding with a long, staining, and saturated finish that blends sweet fruits with a toasty, oak-driven backbone, polished tannins and bright acidity. As always, this is quite a stylized expression of Apalta but one that retains a sense of nuance. This blend of 68% Carménère, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot fermented and aged in a mix of barrique, puncheon and large cask.” Wine Advocate 95 points