Clos Apalta

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Montes Alpha M Santa Cruz Apalta Single Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2013

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

Strong nose with a black currants, black plums, cooked cherries, dried fruits, chocolates, cedar, light vanilla, licorice, tobacco, light earth, herbs, light vegetables, indian spices and black tea.

Full-bodied and fruit forward with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with blueberries, black currants, cooked cherries, plums, oak, licorice, light vanilla, tobacco leaf, herbs, peppercorn, earth and mediterranean spices.

Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.

This 12 year old Single Vineyard Bordeaux blend from Chile is drinking beautifully now. Nicely balanced and complex.

I had this vintage 4 years ago, and it is still drinking beautifully. Rich and fruit forward with a nice mouthfeel.

Showing a very complex nose, at this point. Peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

Wine Spectator 91 points. Wine Enthusiasts 94 points.

Showing good structure and needs a couple of hours to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle too. What a gorgeous sipping wine.

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

93 points.

$100 (current vintage).
— 8 days ago

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Domaines Marnier Lapostolle

Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos Red Blend 2022

Richer, bolder and cooler than Prelude.
Very good one, but it needs. Couple of year to fully get together and smash all its potential.
— 4 months ago

Andrew, Paul and 1 other liked this

Primus

Apalta Colchagua Carménère 2020

Chilean red blend from Costco. Phil and I both enjoyed it. Medium bodied. — 8 months ago

Clos Apalta

Valle de Apalta Red Blend 2019

Just bought at Costco Santa Cruz $99.99 listed 40 to 50 $ more at other sites. WS # 6 for 2025 I’m sorry can’t give a real rating too early to drink. Will come back in 5 to 10 years. Have watched some YouTube tasters and they 🥰 — a month ago

Casa Lapostolle

Clos Apalta Red Blend 2022

Rich, concentrated, balanced.
Big, remarkable wine.
— 4 months ago

Andrew, Paul and 1 other liked this

Casa Lapostolle

Cuvée Alexandre Apalta Vineyard Merlot

Decent for restaurant wine. Had in the MDR on MSC Seashore. — 4 months ago

Casa Lapostolle

Clos Apalta Limited Release Carménère Blend 2010

Boldly burst out of the glass with Sharp Ruby flavors. Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries with chocolate and a hint of leather. 15 years and just reaching out for life! Has many years left. — 9 months ago

Letha Phillips
with Letha
Rick, Shay and 4 others liked this

Viña Ventisquero

Grey [Glacier] Single Block Apalta Vineyard Garnacha Blend 2017

BT tasting wine. Really nice GSM-style blend from Chile. — a month ago

Bonnie Hodur
with Bonnie

Apaltagua

Grial Apalta Valley Carménère 2022

Good, balanced, lots of raspberry on the nose and throughout. No complaints. — a month ago

Casa Lapostolle

Cuvée Alexandre Apalta Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

5 years is a great spot for this. It's inky and clings to the glass. Blackberry, cherry, cocoa, mint, graphite. Decent structure, it punches above its weight class. I'd do it again, especially with tri-tip.
Listening to The Pixies.
— 5 months ago

Tom, Tom and 24 others liked this