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2016 Lapostolle Cabernet Sauvignon Cuvée Alexandre Apalta Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chile
- Rapel Valley
- Colchagua Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 11
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UpfromtheCellar wrote: 90 points
February 17, 2024 - We really liked this wine. It was smooth, balanced, nice fruit/wood ratio, long finish, and a good price. Would definitely buy again - such a nice change from the heavy California sock you in the face style of Cabs.
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fresso wrote: 93 points
October 12, 2023 - Still loving this wine. Great nose. On the palate, plenty of fruit, but restained and in perfect balance. Soft tannins... almost wanted a bit more bite up against a grilled CAB strip steak. Fresh and lively right through to the end. Not a decadent Napa Cab, not as complex and refined as a great Left Bank blend, but this wine works well on so many levels. A go-to vintage after vintage. Drinking great now; it should drink well for several more years, but I don't see it gaining much from additional bottle age.
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UpfromtheCellar wrote: 89 points
May 28, 2023 - Medium bodied, some wood earth and cassis present, nice finish. But unlike other reviewers, no one was moved by this wine. Definitely a nice bottle but not enough to push it into the "promised land" of 90+ company. Decent PQR
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fresso Likes this wine: 92 points
January 7, 2023 - First bottle of 6 for this vintage. Really, really nice wine for a pretty simple and straightforward value offering from Chile! Opened (and finished) with a C.A.B. grilled picanha, fire roasted asparagus, and garlic mashed potatoes.
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hsacks Likes this wine: 92 points
September 17, 2022 - Deep purple red color. Aromas black fruits, cassis and a touch of pencil lead. Ripe, full-bodied fruit in the mouth with very good depth and length. Integrated and long on the palate. At peak and an excellent value.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Lapostolle
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Cuvée Alexandre
- Vineyard Apalta Vineyard
- Country Chile
- Region Rapel Valley
- SubRegion Colchagua Valley
- Appellation n/a
- UPC Code 088110831295
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 133 (42%)
- Consumed 179 (57%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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