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2018 Clos Apalta
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Chile
- Rapel Valley
- Colchagua Valley
- Apalta
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Community Tasting Notes 13
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Porg Likes this wine:
March 22, 2024 - Big bright nose, smooth peppery finish
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Sookin1 Likes this wine: 94 points
February 25, 2024 - Extremely good wine. Full body, however very round, on the red fruit and without any astringency. Goes well with a good steak. Highly recommended.
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Francois Le Mouel Likes this wine: 95 points
December 1, 2023 - A very solid wine…but also extremely young and tight. Pronounced cassis aroma, supported by notes of crushed blackcurrant buds and tar. Needs at least a few hours in the decanter. Long life ahead of this seductive and masculine wine. Long finish.
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Jonnhy99 Likes this wine: 93 points
November 29, 2023 - LCBO Tasting #2 South American Bordeaux Blends might be my jam or maybe because the majority has been top-shelf wines 🧐😂. 64% Carmenère, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot.
I thought the Purple Angel smelled Wonderful until I got to this, more inviting on the nose with black cake (those baking spices and black fruits together 😋) bell pepper, and iron. Juicy flavours of cherry, plum, cream, cedar, and perfume with tight medium plus tannins and finish to go with the nice fresh acidity. Wonderful.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Matt Scott Likes this wine: 97 points
August 18, 2023 - At the vanguard there’s a wonderfully endowed, and epic fruit. A very sultry wine, with wild plums, blackberries, garlic chives, cherries, rose petals and teak. Layered and full-bodied. Fine tannins, with this underbelly of pure elegance. Finishes long. Decanted for an hour. Within its own realm every single vintage. Drink 2025 -.
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By Tom Parker MW
9/2/2021 (link)(Lapostolle, Clos Apalta Colchagua Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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3/23/2021 (link)(Clos Apalta Valle de Apalta, Chile) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Joaquín Hidalgo
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- 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 088110831318, 7804387000270
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 94 (5%)
- In Cellars 1,451 (82%)
- Consumed 226 (13%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Grass-fed wagyu rib-eye fillet, Roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic, Steak entrecôte marchand de vin (red-wine sauce and shallots)Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 18 votes
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- ProducerClos Apalta
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryChile
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