Product Description
Description
Dark rich red with purples hues. Expressive nose with red fruit such as black and red cherry, figs and plums. with a spicy and black pepper notes. Complex and concentrated with broad tanins that open up the palate, with intense structure that bring more fruit and spices towards a very long finish.
Wine Facts
Product Type
Red Wine
Region
Valle de Colchagua
Grape Varietal
64% Carmenère, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot
Vintage
2020
Country
Chile
Producers
Clos Apalta
Fermentation and Maceration
Malolactic Fermentation
Yes
Aging
27 months in French oak barrels, 85% new, 15% second use. Unfied & unfiltered
Altitude of Vineyard
185 - 385 meters above sea level
Production Style
Organic
SKU
WTWCL006920
Vineyard Info
Apalta is situated on a North to South exposure, which is quite rare in Chile. The Tinguiririca river rests on the southern side and the hills from the Coastal Cordillera surround the vineyard like a horseshoe. At sunrise and sunset, the Cordillera block the sun’s rays, limiting the vines exposure to intense sunshine. The river on the other hand has a cooling influence on the climate.
Apalta has incredibly old soils which originated mainly in the Cretacious period (145-66 MY) from granitic and granodioritic material. On the hillside, the soils present angular stones that are well decomposed with moderate to fine texture and clay underlying subsoils
As the terroir is a living matter, Clos Apalta has opened up to organics in the gentlest possible way. From then on, helping to preserve the natural and pure feel of the different terroirs became an absolute priority. The vineyard receives the best care possible.
Apalta has incredibly old soils which originated mainly in the Cretacious period (145-66 MY) from granitic and granodioritic material. On the hillside, the soils present angular stones that are well decomposed with moderate to fine texture and clay underlying subsoils
As the terroir is a living matter, Clos Apalta has opened up to organics in the gentlest possible way. From then on, helping to preserve the natural and pure feel of the different terroirs became an absolute priority. The vineyard receives the best care possible.