2002 Lapostolle Merlot Cuvée Alexandre Apalta Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  8/21/2017 - chrisdgsmith@hotmail.co.uk Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Crimson red with distinct bricking at the rim. Impressive legs.
  Intense nose suggesting very extracted black/blue fruit and oak, interesting and quite welcoming.
  First impression is its still incredibly tannic for a 15 year old wine; the tannin together with strong acidity suggests this will need food to be enjoyable. There's still plenty of fruit there, wrapped up in all that structure.
  After an hour in the decanter the wine is more approachable and open textured but bears the hallmarks of a Rolland wine, with heavily extracted fruit and tannin. It's quite drinkable but better with food to offset that tannin. Decent length.
  Overall this isn't really my favourite style of wine but it's holding together and could well continue to evolve for a few years.

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  8/18/2014 - FlavioSFL Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I had a difficult time rating this wine. It is more than just a sum of its parts. Cellar time has done wonders to this bottling. Through the first 30 minutes of aeration the wine rollercoasters through- barnyard, chilean green herbaceousness and Brettanomyces; however it settles into dark dusty rich cherries, vanilla, chocolate & overall pleasant nose reminiscent of a right bank bordeaux (a la Pomerol). The theme continues on the palate- violet, plum, dark cherries- all well integrated with wonderful acidity. Cigarbox and earthtones share the palate with mellow fruit. The reason you cellar wine. Probably will last longer, but won't get better

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  6/14/2010 - flwino wrote: 89 Points

  Color and nose very appropiate for Merlot. PLeasant taste of mised fruit. Ligh finish

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  12/9/2009 - cyu wrote: 91 Points

  GF says 95 for a merlot - wow! Big body. Raisins, chocolate, anise. Nice

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  1/31/2009 - Acohen wrote: 90 Points

  big nose with cassis, berry and chocolate that is full, rich and nicely integrated... almost explodes at the end with a cocoa aftertaste. really nice

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