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100 POINT CHILEAN MASTERPIECE!

“The Marnier Lapostolle family, founders and owners of the world-renowned liqueur Grand Marnier, created Casa Lapostolle in 1994 with the ambition to create world-class wines by combining the superb terroir of Chile with their French winemaking philosophy. With Michel Rolland as winemaker consultant, they created Clos Apalta, the flagship of the winery, which debuted with the 1997 vintage. Within just a few years, this wine achieved remarkable international recognition and was soon considered to be one of the world’s greatest wines. It is now a standalone wine, with its own specific vineyard in Apalta, and a dedicated winery. The goal was to create a world class wine in the Bordeaux tradition... and Clos Apalta is now one of the most awarded wines in the world. In fact, Clos Apalta is the only South American wine that has been #1 on Wine Spectator's Top 100.

The latest release is the 100 point 2017 Clos Apalta Red Blend Valle de Colchagua, and our pre-arrival price is just $114.99! It is expected to arrive in store in a couple of months, and has a special black and gold label for the wine's 20th anniversary. Clos Apalta has been consistently stunning over the years... James Suckling has awarded it 100 points in 3 out of the last 4 years! The 2017 vintage is an elegant and expressive beauty that grabs your attention with dark fruits and a hint of spice on the nose, and the smooth, polished tannins that hit the right notes on the palate. You can open a bottle and savor it as soon as it arrives in a couple of months, but definitely cellar a few bottles, because it will continue to evolve over many years to come! Enjoy!” – Glen Knight, The Wine House

This wine is expected to arrive April of 2021
2017 Clos Apalta Red Blend Valle de Colchagua (Pre-Arrival, ETA April 2021)
100 Points James Suckling
95 Points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

$114.99
100 Points: “What a stunning nose of crushed berries, fresh flowers, sandalwood and light vineyard dust. Black olives, too. Very complex. Full-bodied with a beautiful, dense palate of blackberries, chocolate, walnuts and cigar box. Fantastic length and composure. The tannin just rolls over the palate. Very structured. The most classically structured wine ever from here. Goes on for minutes. Outrageous and so polished. A blend of 48% carmenere, 26% cabernet sauvignon, 25% merlot and 1% petit verdot. Try after 2025.” – James Suckling (January 2021)

95 Points: “The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot from organic and biodynamic certified vineyards on granite soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts for four to five weeks, with manual punch-down of the cap, mostly in 7,500-liter French oak vats and 18% in new French barrique. Malolactic was in new French oak barrels, and the élevage lasted for 27 months in 85% new barrels and 15% second use. This is always a powerful, big and ripe wine that is regularly 15% alcohol, reflecting a warm and ripe place. The 2017 is no exception, perhaps a riper and more powerful wine than the 2016. It's still very young and marked by the élevage, with abundant balsamic aromas and notes from the wood—spice and smoke with an ashy touch. It seems quite marked by the character of the Carmenere. The tannins are quite round and polished, and the flavors are pungent and powerful. It's a full-bodied wine to age in in bottle and enjoy in its 10th birthday with powerful food.” – Luis Gutierrez, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (August 2020)

FROM THE PRODUCER

TASTING NOTES
COLOR: Deep garnet in appearance, the wine reflects the intense colour of carmenère grapes and typical aromas of ripe fruits.
NOSE: An abundance of aromas, including redcurrant, raspberry and wild strawberries, reflects the stunning complexity of merlot, cabernet sauvignon and carmenère.
PALATE: The initial wave of berry fruits, underpinned by soft, silky tannins, is pursued by contrasting touches of black olive, blackcurrant and liquorice. Incredibly long and taut on the finish, revealing exquisite, delicate tannins, and expressing the great elegance of the Apalta terroirs.

APPELATION: D.O. Apalta.
BLEND: The blend, made up of 48% Carmenère, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot.
HARVEST: February 23rd to April 25th.

GROWING CONDITIONS: The 2017 vintage was shaped by extreme conditions which promoted deadly, tinderbox conditions for the propagation of devastating wildfires, with a total of 600,000 hectares of forest. To our great relief, our vines were spared and suffered no smoke damage, which was soon confirmed on tasting the different parcels of grapes.

Winter was exceptionally dry at Clos Apalta, with a 35% hydric deficit compared to the longterm average. Spring was drier and cold. In November, marginally higher temperatures and marginal accumulation of rain resulted in budbreak commencing 10 days early. Summer was unbearably hot, with scorching temperatures hovering between 32°C and 35°C. After the first ten days of March, both minimum and maximum temperatures had dropped markedly. Such temperature variations allowed the grapes to complete phenolic ripening, promoting intense colour and retaining intense fruit character and freshness.

In the end, conditions for ripening were excellent and consistent with a classic year.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS: 10% CANCELLATION FEE APPLIES TO ALL ORDERS. NO ORDER IS CONFIRMED UNTIL ACKNOWLEDGED VIA CONFIRMATION EMAIL FROM THE WINE HOUSE UPDATING YOUR ORDER TO “PRE-ARRIVAL” STATUS. WE WILL SHIP ONLY TO STATES THAT ARE DEEMED LEGAL AT THE TIME OF SHIPMENT. *PRICES AND AVAILABILITY SUBJECT TO CHANGE. All payments for Futures (“Pre-Arrivals”) are due and payable in full at the time the order is placed (including sales tax, if applicable). Quantities are limited. If we cannot fill your order, your payment will be promptly refunded to you in full or we will attempt to find the same wine at market price, which will probably be at a higher price. Should any increases in Federal, State or Local taxes go into effect prior to delivery; the actual cost of such an increase will be added to the cost of the wine, payable on receipt of the wine. Thirty days after notification the arrival of your wine(s), if not picked up, they will be subject to a storage charge of $10 per case per month. It is your responsibility to notify the Wine House (310-479-3731, ext. 0, or wine@winehouse.com) of address and email changes. We are not responsible for unclaimed wine damaged by Acts of God 15 days (or more) after you have been notified of the arrival of your wine(s).

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The Wine House
2311 Cotner Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90064-1877


310.479.3731 or 800.626.9463

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