Lapostolle Clos Apalta 2007 750mL

Grape Varietals:

61% Carmenère, 24% Cabernet, 12% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot

Color: 

Intense and deep red, with dark purple edges.

Nose:

Expressive red fruit, fine and well-balanced nose with some aromas of herbs and black spices.

Palate:

Round and pleasant structure, juicy tannins and lively finish.

94 Points - Tom Cannavan, January 2010. "Lots of tight, creamy, pure blackcurrant fruit. There is some meatiness here, with a muscularity to the wine, but the fruit has a silky depth. On the palate plenty of ripe, sweet, quite juicy and deep blackcurrant. The palate weight is good, and the balance here of tannins and excellent acidity. This is a wine with really good length and structure. It seems much less full-on than some earlier vintages, and that is a good thing."

93 Points - Wine Enthusiast, January 2010. "Outstanding as always. Right from the first take it has an elevated sense of being. The nose is rich, warm and deeply fruited, with balsam wood and lemony notes. It's deep as a coal mine on the palate, with herbal, tobacco and leather accents sprucing up serious berry fruit flavors. Minty and sly on the finish, and lovely overall. Drink now through 2016."

93 Points - Wine Spectator, June 2010. 

92 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine, February 2011.