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THE 2005 VINTAGE WAS WINE SPECTATOR'S #1 WINE OF 2008!

About This Wine:

WINEMAKING
Our winemaking philosophy is to respect the purity of the fruit that comes from our very best blocks in Apalta. A truly hand crafted wine, we nurture our vines and attend to every detail to preserve the potential of the grapes. We hand harvest the fruit very early in the morning in small cases. The grapes are 100% hand destemmed in our Clos Apalta Winery so we  maintain complete control of the quality. We fill our French oak tanks by gravity. Then nature does its work, allowing native
yeasts that slowly ferment the must into wine with temperature control less than 28°C. Manual pigeages during the  fermentation and skin contact is done depending on the variety. We rack the young new wine straight into 100% new  French oak barrels by gravity. Malolactic-fermentation happens in barrels, where the wine stays for 24 months, ageing patiently. The wine is bottled by gravity without any treatment or filtration.

APPELATION
Region/District: Colchagua Valley, Chile.
Grape Variety: 61% Carmenère; 24% Cabernet Sauvignon; 12% Merlot; 3% Petit Verdot.

AGEING
Ageing: 100% of the blend in 225 lts new French oak barrels for 25 months.
Coopers: Saury, Taransaud, Seguin Moreau, Demptos, Sylvain and Radoux. Medium toast mainly.
Fining and filtering: Not fined, cold stabilized or filtered.

PRODUCTION
Date of Bottling: 16 to 18 of July 2009.
Cases produced: 4.538 cases of 12 bottles.

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Color: Deep purple red color.
Nose: Intense and complex, with different layers of aromas such as spices, black and red fruit, herbs and mineral touches of led pencil.
Palate: Elegant balance with velvety and well defined tannins, that evolve towards a concentrated mid palate that is filled with juicy tannins followed by a very long persistence.
Service and Food Pairing: Open and leave to breathe for a couple of hours or carefully decant for minimum 1 hour and enjoy at room temperature; 16 to 18ºC (60 to 65°F). Ideal companion for game, lamb, and entrecote fillet. Also good with
rich cocoa chocolate deserts.

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93 Points & "Editor's Choice" - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"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."  - M.S.  (9/1/2010)

93 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"This is a rich and enticing red, with alluring aromas of warm cocoa and roasted vanilla bean giving way to lush plum sauce, cassis and raspberry ganache flavors. The long, smoldering finish is velvety and dripping with pure fruit, all of it backed by a suave tobacco note. Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2011 through 2017. 4,538 cases made." –JM (6/30/2010)

94 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine ('06 vintage)

93 Points & "Editor's Choice" - Wine Enthusiast Magazine ('06 vintage)

93 Points - Wine & Spirits Magazine ('06 vintage)

Rank #1 on Top 100 Wines of 2008 & 96 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine ('05 vintage)
"Gorgeous aromas of warm ganache and mocha lead to a rich, velvety palate loaded with currant, fig paste, black licorice, cassis bush and bramble notes. The long, juicy finish has great grip and density, with echoes of graphite, dark fruit and mineral. Should greatly reward cellaring. Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2009 through 2019. 5,987 cases made." –JM (6/15/2008)

91 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate ('05 vintage)

91 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar ('05 vintage)