CASA LAPOSTOLLE 2018 CLOS APALTA

Within just a few years, this wine achieved remarkable international recognition, and was soon considered as being part of the world's greatest wines. It has now become a standalone wine, with its own specific vineyard in Apalta, and a dedicated winery.

ONE OF THE MOST AWARDED WINES IN THE WORLD

• Five times in the Wine Spectator Top 100, three times in the Top 3
• Clos Apalta is the one and only South American wine which has been #1 of the Wine Spectator Top 100
• Since the creation of the Top 100 only two wines of the Southern hemisphere have been #1: Clos Apalta 2005 and Penfolds Grange 1995.

The Marnier Lapostolle family, founders of the liqueur Grand Marnier, created Casa Lapostolle in 1994 with the ambition to create world-class wines by combining the superb terroir of Chile with their French winemaking philosophy. With Michel Rolland as winemaker consultant, they decided to create Clos Apalta, the flagship of the winery, which debuted with the vintage 1997.

JAMES SUCKLING 98 POINTS - "So aromatic and fresh with dried flowers, sweet tobacco and hints of straw. Red fruit, cloves and green peppercorns. Medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins that are very fresh and refined. Fine, silky and beautiful. Hints of minerals and granite to the dark fruit. Such gorgeous length and beauty. Extremely long and poised. Cooler wine. From biodynamically grown grapes."

WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS - "There is a lot of Carmenere character on the nose of the 2018 Clos Apalta, which was produced with 64% Carmenere, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot, a blend that is similar to the one used in 2016. The wine is not shy at all and hits the scale at 15% alcohol. It's showy, heady, hedonistic, aromatic, full-bodied and lush with abundant velvety tannins and a long and powerful finish where the notes of black peppercorns and tea and tobacco leaves dominate."