Launched by means of Winebow Imports, the brand new classic garners trade acclaim
NEW YORK, NY (December 1, 2022) – Clos Apalta, the long-lasting Chilean wine property of family-owned and world-renowned Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle, is worked up to announce the discharge of its 2019 classic within the U.S. by means of Winebow Imports. Born in 1997, the acclaimed wine is the product of the Bournet-Lapostolle household’s imaginative and prescient to amplify the distinctive terroir of Apalta with French experience.
One of many oldest vineyards of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère in Chile, if not on the earth, Clos Apalta is called for the distinctive location through which it sits. Shielded from the weather and tucked away within the Colchagua Valley close to the city of Santa Cruz, this clos, or enclosed winery, advantages from a definite micro-climate, surrounded on three sides by the horseshoe formed Andean foothills, and on the fourth facet by the Tinguiririca River. The origins of the winery date again to the 1910s, when a visionary chosen the Apalta Valley for its extraordinary terroir and planted the primary vines utilizing distinctive French massal choice. These vines originated from pre-phylloxera rootstock introduced from Bordeaux in the course of the nineteenth century.
In 1994, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet acquired the property after visiting the Apalta Valley searching for a website to broaden the household’s legacy within the New World. They shortly found the Valley’s potential for producing exceptional world-class wines, shaping the winery foot by foot and constructing a state-of-the-art gravity-fed vineyard. On account of their efforts, they efficiently established Clos Apalta as one of the iconic wines in South America.
“We’re excited to launch our 2019 classic of Clos Apalta,” mentioned Charles de Bournet, seventh-generation member of the family and President and CEO of Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle. “My household ventured to Chile searching for a uncommon canvas of local weather and soil the place they might domesticate an icon wine born from splendid terroir and our legendary French winemaking expertise. At Clos Apalta, superior expertise works alongside nature. We envision our cellar as a tribute to the wine and the panorama of the Apalta Valley. The intention of the property is to embody the tradition of the Grands Crus. Clos Apalta is a myriad of particulars that mix right into a miracle of steadiness and momentum.”
A mix of Carmenère, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot, the 2019 classic of Clos Apalta is an expressive, concentrated wine displaying well-constructed tannins and a persistent end. Clos Apalta Chief Winemaker Andrea Leon describes the harvest and ensuing wine: “This was a really luminous, vivid and fantastic harvest that introduced us stunning vivid fruit and deep flavors within the 2019 classic. An intense darkish purple-red hue with violet edges, the wine is very fragrant, with notes of ripe plums and dry figs, opening in direction of refined spices and chic aromas of clover and candy spices.”
Clos Apalta persistently receives excessive rankings from the highest wine commerce publications. Its 2005 classic was acknowledged as “Wine of the 12 months” by Wine Spectator in 2008, making it the one South American wine to obtain this award. As well as, the 2000 and 2001 vintages had been additionally rated by Wine Spectator as #3 and #2 wines, respectively in its annual High 100 record. With the distinctive 2017 classic, Clos Apalta was awarded 100 factors for the third time by famed American journalist and wine critic James Suckling, solidifying its place as a pioneering Chilean wine.
Residing as much as its legendary standing, the 2019 classic has already obtained quite a lot of accolades, together with 99 factors from James Suckling who included the wine at #11 on his “High 100 Wines of the World 2022” record in November.Clos Apalta 2019 ($160) is on the market nationally by means of Winebow Imports.
About Clos Apalta – closapalta.com
Clos Apalta was established in 1997 after Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet arrived in Chile’s Colchagua Valley to broaden the household’s legacy within the New World. They shortly realized the Valley’s potential for producing world-class wines, because the rugged panorama, revitalized in 1995, was residence to vines originating from pre-phylloxera rootstock introduced from Bordeaux in the course of the XIX century. With generations of French winemaking custom and experience, Alexandra and Cyril pioneered the event of high-quality tremendous wines from the area. In February 2022, Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle was awarded “The Sustainability Code” Certification by Wines of Chile for all its vineyards and wineries.
About Winebow Imports – winebow.com
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