Clos Apalta

Valle de Apalta Red Blend

9.230 ratings
9.63 pro ratings
Colchagua Valley, Rapel Valley, Central Valley, Chile
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Garen Staglin

Beautiful flavor and color. Much higher percentage of Cabernet which is evident.

Beautiful flavor and color. Much higher percentage of Cabernet which is evident.

Mar 18th, 2018
Elizabeth Rice

My "Best of Show" at James Suckling Great Wines of the Andes tasting in San Francisco. I can see why he gave it 100 points and why there was an enormously long line to taste it.

My "Best of Show" at James Suckling Great Wines of the Andes tasting in San Francisco. I can see why he gave it 100 points and why there was an enormously long line to taste it.

Oct 2nd, 2017
Paul J
9.5

1+hr decant. Deep, dark purple color. Complex nose of dark fruit and spices. Absolutely massive wine! Requires small pours and sips. Concentrated dark fruit with slight hints of vanilla and tons of spices and herbs on the palate. Complex but varies between a velvet and spicy texture. Decent finish. Definite aging potential. I enjoyed it but the wife was so so.

1+hr decant. Deep, dark purple color. Complex nose of dark fruit and spices. Absolutely massive wine! Requires small pours and sips. Concentrated dark fruit with slight hints of vanilla and tons of spices and herbs on the palate. Complex but varies between a velvet and spicy texture. Decent finish. Definite aging potential. I enjoyed it but the wife was so so.

Jan 9th, 2021
Martin Grisolle

@ home, one of the best!!!

@ home, one of the best!!!

Jul 11th, 2019
Mike

All the good stuff tonight...

All the good stuff tonight...

Apr 5th, 2019
George Hesse

Bold, beautiful and enjoyable. First wine that I used my new Coravin wine system! Worked perfectly. Very excited! Opened again 7 weeks later and still tasted as if I had just opened it!!

Bold, beautiful and enjoyable. First wine that I used my new Coravin wine system! Worked perfectly. Very excited! Opened again 7 weeks later and still tasted as if I had just opened it!!

Feb 8th, 2019
Charles Mires

A bit tannic and not as much depth as hoped for.

A bit tannic and not as much depth as hoped for.

Jan 15th, 2019
Stef Van Der Vorst

Corked !

Corked !

Oct 13th, 2018
Dick Schinkel

Corked 😪

Corked 😪

Oct 12th, 2018
Brent Beckley

Delicious...

Delicious...

Oct 3rd, 2018