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2012 Clos Apalta
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Chile
- Rapel Valley
- Colchagua Valley
- Apalta
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Community Tasting Notes 37
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ziavino wrote: 95 points
April 16, 2024 - PnP, and squarely in its drinking window. Notes of black currant, plum, and dark chocolate coalesce throughout, with the faintest hint of tannin still hanging on. Decadent, yet there's enough acidity to keep it feeling fresh. Delicious, and nearing its peak if not already there.
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EKass Likes this wine: 94 points
April 7, 2024 - PNP and drank over a few hours. In its drinking window and can't imagine this being any better.
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Romz Likes this wine: 92 points
January 26, 2024 - 2nd bottle of this in less than a month
26.01.24: 10 yrs minimum blind tasting theme at Butcher’s Table.
My bottle tasted blind. Still my best Clos Apalta so far. So much freshness and fruit similar to a really good St Em -
Romz Likes this wine: 93 points
December 31, 2023 - 31122023 - Birthday lunch treat at Ming Heang. My 1st bottle tasted blind. Majority guessed this a Bordeaux left or right bank. Plum, cherry, cassis, delicious blue fruit, tobacco laced with nuances vanilla & white spice. Well integrated tannins with velvety mouthfeel. Great tensile strength & elongated finish with mixed notes if savory, minerals & fruit
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houstonjeff@hotmail.com Likes this wine: 91 points
December 11, 2023 - This wine needs more time
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By James Suckling
5/24/2022 (link)(Clos Apalta Valle de Apalta, Chile) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
9/8/2016 (link) 87 points(Clos Apalta) Saturated, opaque red violet color; aromatic, coffee, cassis, caramel nose; plush, coffee, cassis, caramel palate with lowish acidity; needs 1-2 years; medium-plus finish (66% Carmenere, 19% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon; 14.5% alcohol; 24 months in new French oak) 87+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Clos Apalta
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Chile
- Region Rapel Valley
- SubRegion Colchagua Valley
- Appellation Apalta
- UPC Codes 083085906283, 088110831318, 451713107508
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 461 (60%)
- Consumed 303 (40%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerClos Apalta
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryChile
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